*Colombia’s national statistics department (Dane) has announced that the country’s GDP grew by 2.0% in the third quarter of 2024, compared with the same quarter in 2023. This was down slightly from the 2.1% year-on-year growth that was recorded in the second quarter. In quarterly terms, GDP growth was 0.2% in the third quarter, down from 0.5% in the second quarter.
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