South America Banking

We've revised down our 2025-2026 projections for Bolivia and now expect a recession due to the ongoing dollar shortage, which is paralyzing the productive industries and generating inflationary pressure. Domestic demand remains weak and private consumption feeble. We forecast GDP will contract b ...

Since last month, we've nudged our 2025 GDP growth forecast down marginally by 0.1ppt to 2.3%, to reflect a more frontloaded correction in domestic demand in July, with a lacklustre rebound in August. Our Q3 growth estimate stands at -0.4% q/q, but the monthly carry-over implies risks are tilted ...

Our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Peru remains unchanged at 3%, supported by resilient domestic demand. However, downside risks have increased notably amid renewed social unrest, which triggered two nationwide strikes over the past month and culminated in the impeachment of President Dina Boluarte on ...

Macroeconomic Outlook Report: Colombia Summary Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 22.8% to gross value added (GVA) in 2024, followed by wholesale, retail, and hotels (15.8%), and agriculture (9.6%). In nominal terms, these three segments are forecast to grow by 6.7%, 7.7%, and 6.5%, re ...

We have lowered our 2026 GDP growth forecast for Colombia by 0.2ppts to 3.0% y/y to reflect the stronger import growth we project next year as consumer strength will worsen the current account balance. Strong domestic demand will be driven by the government failure to cut the fiscal deficit before n ...

We maintain our 2026 GDP growth forecast for Uruguay at 2.1%. We expect domestic demand will become the economy's main growth driver, supported by easing inflationary pressures, more accommodative financial conditions, and wage gains that should gradually bolster consumption. However, robust dom ...

We slightly cut our GDP growth forecast down by 0.1ppt to 4.4% in 2025 and by 0.2ppts to 2.2% in 2026. We expect private demand to soften in the coming months, reflecting a sharp slowdown in real wage growth, rising real interest rates, and uncertainty over 2026 economic policy. As domestic demand a ...

For 2025, we've kept our Chilean GDP growth forecast at 2.4%, with the latest central bank projections increasingly converging toward our view. A rebound in investment has stimulated domestic demand, offsetting the drag from net exports. Accordingly, we expect solid growth in Q3 but some deceler ...

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We have revised our 2025 GDP forecast significantly to 3.7% y/y from 1.7% y/y, and lowered our 2026 forecast to 1.8% y/y from 2.3% y/y. The upward revision for 2025 reflects stronger-than-expected domestic demand, along with solid growth in non-oil exports and increased production of primary goods. ...

Our forecast for Peru’s GDP growth in 2025 remains unchanged at 2.8%, as the government has successfully averted a new round of mining strikes and the sector has rebounded, resulting in improved prospects for the coming months. However, we expect growth to slow to 2.4% in 2026 as demand from trade p ...

Colombia In-depth PESTLE Insights Summary This PESTLE country analysis report on Colombia provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Synopsis Understand the political system i ...

We have slashed our GDP growth forecasts for Venezuela by 8.5ppts to a 5% y/y contraction in 2025 and by 7.2ppts to a 3.3% y/y decline in 2026. The downgrades reflect the US's decision to end permission for foreign energy firms to operate in the country by May 27 and charge a 25% "secondary ...

We have raised our 2025 GDP growth forecast for Colombia by 0.2ppts to 2.2%. Although the February ISE print saw momentum slowing for a second consecutive month, upside surprises to growth since the turn of the year imply a strong Q1 GDP figure. However, US reciprocal tariffs will cool exports and a ...

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We have kept our GDP growth forecast for Peru unchanged at 2.6% for 2025 but cut our projection for 2026 by 0.3ppts to 2.6%. Still, we recognise downside risks to our outlook. On the domestic front, renewed social unrest triggered by rising insecurity led to strikes in the capital city during April. ...

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