# Fundamentals improve in Colombia while political uncertainty rises - BBH — Octa

> Brown Brothers Harriman says Colombia's fundamentals are improving while political uncertainty rises ahead of the March 2018 parliamentary and May 2018 presidential elections. BBH stays cautious because it expects further central bank easing to erode the peso's appeal. Polls show former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro leading the presidential field.

- Date: 2017-09-18 · published 2017-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69248-fundamentals-improve-in-colombia-while-political-uncertainty-rises-bbh-octa
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

Expected rate cuts and election risk could weaken the peso, which raises USDCOP. For feed markets the effect is limited to Colombian import costs.

## Read by commodity

- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/490711/

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