Fitch sees Colombia economic growth at slightly lower 2.7% this year

BOGOTA, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Fitch Ratings now sees economic growth in Colombia at 2.7% this year, a tick below the ratings agency's previous estimate of 2.8%, a Fitch sovereign ratings analyst said on Tuesday. "It seems to me like Colombia will grow steadily this year and next," Richard Francis, Fitch's co-head of sovereign ratings in the Americas, said at an event in Bogota. "Still, there are risks," he added. (Reporting by Nelson Bocanegra)

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