# Colombia Monetary Policy April 2025 - FocusEconomics

> Banrep cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 9.25% on April 30, resuming its easing cycle with a unanimous vote. The bank downgraded its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 2.6% from 2.8%, citing trade tensions and lower oil export prices.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25408-colombia-monetary-policy-april-2025-focuseconomics
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rates may support domestic activity, but weaker oil export prices and a higher risk premium point to pressure on the peso, which affects Colombian feed import costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2020-03-16 | [Mexico Exchange Rate March 2020 - FocusEconomics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54339-mexico-exchange-rate-march-2020-focuseconomics.md) | -35.6% | -29.5% |
| WTI | 2017-07-09 | [Trouble lurks ahead for the Colombian economy - Colombia Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70250-trouble-lurks-ahead-for-the-colombian-economy-colombia-focus.md) | +5.2% | +12.0% |
| WTI | 2022-12-14 | [Currencies: Volatility Due to Monetary Policy Decisions in Europe - Stocks and Securities \| Investments and Western Union Money Transfers Colombia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38505-currencies-volatility-due-to-monetary-policy-decisions-in-europe-stocks-and.md) | +1.9% | +5.0% |
| WTI | 2022-09-26 | [Commodity prices down last week amid hawkish monetary policies, recession fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11907-commodity-prices-down-last-week-amid-hawkish-monetary-policies-recession-fears.md) | +1.0% | +8.1% |
| WTI | 2020-07-28 | [Colombian peso hits lowest in a month on weak oil price \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52400-colombian-peso-hits-lowest-in-a-month-on-weak-oil-price-financial-post.md) | -1.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- focus-economics.com: https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/colombia/news/monetary-policy/colombia-central-bank-meeting-30-04-2025-central-bank-resumes-loosening-cycle-in-april/

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