Colombia Candidate Gutierrez Warns of ‘Excessive’ Interest Rates

Federico Gutierrez

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Colombian presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez warned that interest rates that are set too high hurt economic growth.

“Excessive interest rates put a brake on the economy. This isn’t viable, today we are in a phase of economic recovery,” he said in a Tweet Tuesday evening.