01577cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006436 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455202652 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Colombia : Selected Issues Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper on Colombia shows that achieving investment grade status would help lower financing costs for the sovereign, and expand the pool of potential buyers of the Colombian economy. Colombia's debt levels as of end-2008 were broadly similar to the average for investment grade emerging markets, suggesting that other indicators are taken into account in rating agencies' assessments. A stronger process of fiscal consolidation that results in a significant decline in public sector debt could help compensate the structural weaknesses. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/106 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/106/002.2010.issue-106-en.xml IMF e-Library