Economy

Colombian GDP likely to grow 2% in 2017: central bank

by Reuters

Colombia’s gross domestic product will grow between 1% and 3% in 2017, the central bank said in its quarterly inflation report on Friday, with 2% growth being most likely.

The bank’s technical team estimates the country’s economy will expand between 1.5% and 2.5% this year.

Colombia’s economy grew 3.1% in 2015.

Colombia’s economic growth since 2000

(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)