Canning Paper | Colombia at the crossroad

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It also highlights the current paradox: almost uniquely among all its neighbours, Colombia has suffered half a century of continuous and violent internal conflict, with large segments of the national territory controlled by rebel forces. Yet that has not made it an economic ‘basket case’: on the contrary, in recent years Colombia has been a regional outperformer. Its economic growth rate com- fortably exceeds the Latin American average.

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