Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep)
Changing commodity prices can ‘cushion’ other shocks, Colombian paper says
Colombian working paper suggests commodity price fluctuations do not always amplify business cycles in emerging markets
Oil prices are key drivers of metal prices, Colombian paper suggests
Research utilising ‘frequency-domain approach’ finds oil prices may be a key drivers of metal prices; consider implications for commodity-rich nations
Colombia concerned by loosening inflation expectations
Unexpected increase in inflation spurs Colombian central bank into action, as it raises key rate by 25 basis points; observers divided over importance of growth risks
Colombia doubles value of largest banknote
Colombian central bank will issue new 100,000 note for the first time alongside five redesigned denominations in 2016
Colombian paper paints nuanced picture of bank risk and efficiency link
Researchers find some efficiency gains from better capitalisation, but results differ depending on whether a bank is large or small, domestic or foreign
Colombian paper extends Bernanke research on asset price bubbles
Paper delivered at the BIS extends Bernanke and Gertler’s result that central banks should not lean against asset bubbles, finding the conclusion still holds in a small open economy
Central banks of Colombia and Peru expect bond impact from Fed rate hike
Even though markets are already anticipating a Fed interest rate hike, it will still have an impact on bond markets and asset prices, the governors of the central banks of Colombia and Peru argue
Colombian paper studies policy impact on ‘fragile’ banks
Combination of macro-prudential tools such as pro-cyclical capital requirements and monetary policy is “well suited” to containing the effects of a downturn, study finds
Colombian paper analyses intraday liquidity needs
Intraday liquidity risks can be ‘mitigated or even eliminated’ if entities have higher opening balances than the balances required to opportunely liquidate all payment obligations, paper finds
Colombian paper considers reaction functions in payments
Working paper examines how different entities within a large-value payment system react to failures within that system, finding that a range of factors are in play
Brazil’s central bank launches financial education website
The Central Bank of Brazil wants to ‘get closer to the population’, thus launching a new website with contents, videos and online courses on financial education
Colombian paper analyses impact of bank size and risk on policy transmission
Commercial banks with less credit risk on their books can ‘maintain a relatively good growth in the supply of credit’ when faced with a monetary policy shock, research finds
Colombian paper finds structure matters in modelling oil shocks
Working paper finds evidence that the impact of an oil price shock on an oil-exporting country such as Colombia can be large, but depends on the structure of the economy
Colombian paper examines synchronisation of economic cycles in Latin America
Central Bank of Colombia working paper finds there is ‘not a high’ level of synchronisation between a sample of seven Latin American countries
Central Bank of Colombia director calls for new policy tools
Colombia’s central bank needs to ‘steer regulation towards dealing with the systemic risks in the financial sector as a whole’ and not as isolated parts, argues director
Colombian paper analyses financial networks
Working paper finds central financial institutions ‘tend to overlap across financial networks, thus their systemic importance may be even greater than envisaged’ in alternate models
IMF paper: Colombia needs to lower collateral constraints to boost growth
Measures to increase financial inclusion in Colombia should be ‘monitored closely’, since some of them ‘may imply trade-offs’; collateral constraints viewed as impediment to growth
Colombian working paper examines credit cycles in EMs
Researchers argue that central banks in emerging markets should focus on medium-term credit cycles when designing macro-prudential policy
Colombian economist extends Bernanke-Gertler model for open economies
Model holds for open as well as closed economies, Central Bank of Colombia paper finds, concluding that they are even more vulnerable to asset price bubbles
Central Bank of Colombia raises rates for fourth consecutive month
Bank raises benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% as annual growth is expected to reach 5% this year on the back of jump in household spending
Central Bank of Colombia looks to Switzerland for help on financial stability issues
Colombian central bank signs two-year capacity-building agreement with Swiss authorities; Azerbaijan governor praises SNB's ‘technical assistance'
Colombian monetary policy-makers ignore World Cup effect
Decision to raise interest rates attributed to rising inflation expectations - which were not put down to the country's footballing success
Central Bank of Colombia goes for more detailed minutes
New minutes include more detail about board members' policy views that ‘on occasion may reveal the institution's future policy inclination', according to central bank
Mexico cuts while Colombia hikes, signalling diverging growth trajectories
Both central banks are fighting above-target inflation but Mexican expectations are more firmly anchored; Colombian economy to reach full capacity this year, bank says