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María Claudia Llanes
María Claudia Llanes
BBVA Research - Senior Economist

•MSc. in Economics from the University of London, London

•Previous work experience:  Research on pension systems at the National Planning Department of Colombia

•Research on Chilean pension system as a consultant in Chile

•Joined ERD BBVA Colombia on October 2009

Latest publications

Banca de las Oportunidades recently published its 2023 financial inclusion report. According to the report, in 2023, Colombia reached almost universal financial inclusion. However, its credit inclusion is still low.
Colombia's economic growth will begin to accelerate gradually during the second half of the year. Domestic demand is expected to consolidate by 2025. Growth is projected at 1.8% in 2024 and 2.8% in 2025. Inflation will continue to decrease, enabling the Central Bank to expedite rate cuts from the end of the year.
In April, the national unemployment rate was 10.6%, similar to a year ago and, seasonally adjusted, lower than in March 2024. The April rate results are due to the good performance of employment, which to some extent was due to the higher number of working days in April than in March, due to Easter Week.