Latin American Economy & Business - June 2016 (ISSN 1741-7430)

The 23 June signature of a definitive bilateral ceasefire agreement between the government led by President Juan Manuel Santos and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc), the main left-wing guerrilla insurgency in the country, holds out the promise of an end to over half a century of internal conflict, prompting expectations of a ‘peace dividend’ for the economy.