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  "title": "Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, April 4, 2022",
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  "summary": "The pandemic led to Colombia’s largest recession on record, but the economy bounced back strongly in 2021. The banking system has so far weathered the shock well, with the help of a strong policy and support response and strong initial position.",
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      "heading": "Summary findings",
      "content": "- The pandemic led to Colombia’s largest recession on record, but the economy bounced back strongly in 2021.\n- The banking system has so far weathered the shock well, supported by a strong policy and support response and a strong initial position.\n- Colombia is exposed to elevated external financing risks and the further prolongation of the pandemic.\n- Large and complex financial conglomerates with increasing cross-border exposures dominate the financial system.\n- The consumer-credit portfolio has been growing fast and had high impairment rate during the pandemic and therefore deserves attention."
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      "heading": "Financial system resilience and structure",
      "content": "- Banking system performance:\n  - Weathered the pandemic shock well to date, aided by policy support and an initially strong position.\n- Dominant institution types:\n  - Large and complex financial conglomerates with increasing cross-border exposures dominate the financial system.\n- Key risk areas highlighted:\n  - Elevated external financing risks.\n  - Potential further adverse effects if the pandemic is prolonged."
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      "heading": "Consumer-credit portfolio",
      "content": "- Growth and performance:\n  - Consumer-credit portfolio has been growing fast.\n  - Experienced high impairment rate during the pandemic.\n- Policy implication:\n  - The consumer-credit portfolio deserves attention from supervisors and policymakers due to rapid growth and elevated impairments."
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    {
      "heading": "External vulnerabilities",
      "content": "- External financing risks:\n  - Colombia is exposed to elevated external financing risks.\n- Pandemic contagion risk:\n  - Further prolongation of the pandemic represents a material downside risk to the financial system and economic outlook."
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      "heading": "Policy response and supervision",
      "content": "- Support measures:\n  - A strong policy and support response mitigated banking sector stress during the pandemic.\n- Supervisory focus needed:\n  - Monitor large conglomerates with cross-border exposures.\n  - Focus on consumer credit growth and asset quality deterioration.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report No. 22/98; March 10, 2022\n  - Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report No. 22/98; March 10, 2022 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report No. 22/98; March 10, 2022 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "The pandemic led to Colombia’s largest recession on record, but the economy bounced back strongly in 2021.",
    "The banking system has so far weathered the shock well, supported by a strong policy and support response and a strong initial position.",
    "Colombia is exposed to elevated external financing risks and the further prolongation of the pandemic.",
    "Large and complex financial conglomerates with increasing cross-border exposures dominate the financial system.",
    "The consumer-credit portfolio has been growing fast and had high impairment rate during the pandemic and therefore deserves attention.",
    "Banking system performance:",
    "Dominant institution types:",
    "Key risk areas highlighted:",
    "Growth and performance:",
    "Policy implication:",
    "External financing risks:",
    "Pandemic contagion risk:",
    "Support measures:",
    "Supervisory focus needed:",
    "**Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report No. 22/98; March 10, 2022**"
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