Colombia Buys Dollars in Spot Market as Swap Payment Looms

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Colombia’s finance ministry is once again buying dollars in the spot market, traders say, as authorities gear up to pay off a controversial Swiss franc swap ahead of the presidential election.

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Colombia’s finance ministry is once again buying dollars in the spot market, traders say, as authorities gear up to pay off a controversial Swiss franc swap before the presidential election later this month.

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