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Colombia’s fiscal U-turn to support the recovery

The Colombian government’s shift away from its austere fiscal stance will lead to higher public debt and, more likely than not, a loss of its sovereign investment grade rating. But, from an economic perspective, this is probably a price worth paying to bolster the recovery, and supports our above-consensus GDP growth forecasts.

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