Colombia faces reconstruction with 96% of the year's debt quota already used

MercoPress — Aug 13, 22:31 PM

De la Espriella said the country is going through “the most complex fiscal crisis in its entire history” and announced that the emergency will allow the creation of the so-called Fondo Milagro https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/111133/100x80/abe.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an economic emergency on Wednesday to address the consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the west of the country, against a backdrop of fiscal constraints that will shape how reconstruction is financed.

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