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020 |a 9781513546261 
245 0 0 |a Colombia  |b Selected Issues Paper 
260 |a Washington, D.C.  |b International Monetary Fund  |c 2015 
300 |a 103 pages 
651 4 |a Colombia 
653 |a Depository Institutions 
653 |a Asset requirements 
653 |a Income 
653 |a Capital adequacy requirements 
653 |a Banks 
653 |a Finance 
653 |a Labour; income economics 
653 |a Income distribution 
653 |a General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation 
653 |a Micro Finance Institutions 
653 |a Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation 
653 |a Basel III 
653 |a Aggregate Factor Income Distribution 
653 |a Mortgages 
653 |a Financial inclusion 
653 |a National accounts 
653 |a Labor 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Financial markets 
653 |a Education: General 
653 |a Banks and banking; State supervision 
653 |a Banks and Banking 
653 |a Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy 
653 |a Financial services industry 
653 |a Financial regulation and supervision 
653 |a Macroeconomics 
653 |a Banking 
653 |a Income inequality 
653 |a Financial services law & regulation 
653 |a Finance: General 
710 2 |a International Monetary Fund  |b Western Hemisphere Dept 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b IMF  |a International Monetary Fund 
490 0 |a IMF Staff Country Reports 
028 5 0 |a 10.5089/9781513546261.002 
856 4 0 |u https://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/143/002.2015.issue-143-en.xml?cid=42981-com-dsp-marc  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 330 
520 |a This Selected Issues paper addresses key areas that would contribute to maintaining macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth. Strong economic growth in Colombia has significantly reduced poverty, but has had limited impact on reducing inequality. Strong growth and social programs have helped reduce poverty. Going forward, efforts to further strengthen education, pension, and tax systems stand to yield important social gains, as recognized by the national development plan. Labor market distortions have declined in recent years, but challenges remain. The elimination of infrastructure gaps will also play a key role in sustaining strong and broad-based growth, and supporting further economic diversification