Colombian Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Over the Past Decade

This paper analyzes the performance of Colombia’s monetary and exchange rate policies over the past decade. It concludes that compared with other medium and large-sized Latin American economies using inflation targeting-cum-managed floating, Colombia has been the most effective in meeting its inflation target. The Colombian central bank has also shown an earlier and greater determination than its partners in pursuing a counter-cyclical monetary policy. But it clearly failed in the objective of avoiding exchange rate overvaluation, particularly in the aftermath of the North-Atlantic financial crisis. This has generated effects on the structure of domestic production and exports that have long-term implications.

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