Colombian Economy & Banking Sector Analysis
COVID-19: Strong Response from
Governments across Core Markets
Policy Action
Canada
United States
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Movement
Restrictions
(Date of Introduction)
Policy Rate
Cuts
March 12-22 March 19-24
March 24
March 16
March 18
March 25
150 bps
150 bps
150 bps
200 bps
125 bps
100 bps
(Since March 1, 2020)
Fiscal
& Financial
Measures¹
(% of GDP)
Emerging Market Average: 2.6%¹
16.5%
13.6%
0.7%
12.0%
Key
Measures¹
.
Liquidity programs
Wage and payroll
support programs
Payment deferral
programs
• Small business and
sectoral programs
.
•
Liquidity programs
Wage and payroll
support programs
Payment deferral
programs
Small business and
sectoral programs
Liquidity programs
Payment deferral
programs
• Small business and
sectoral programs
Liquidity programs
Loan guarantees
Payment deferral
programs
• Small business
programs
• Retirement savings
withdrawals
1 Source: Scotia Economics
5.7%
2.8%
.
Liquidity programs
.
Liquidity programs
•
Loan guarantees
•
Loan guarantees
•
Payment deferral
.
programs
•
Tax holidays
•
Payment deferral
programs
Tax holidays
• Small business
programs
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