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COP drop, commodity price rally to the rescue?

The ongoing protests against tax hikes in Colombia have increased the risks around the fiscal position and we think that local financial markets and the currency will remain on the backfoot in the coming quarters. Otherwise, while the recent broad-based rally in commodity prices will provide a welcome boost to producers throughout Latin America, we doubt that this tailwind will last for much longer.

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