Overview
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo told British companies that 2026 "will be spectacular" due to a convergence of positive political, economic and social factors.
- He said the government will send an extraordinary-session package to Congress as a signal of macroeconomic order and lower taxes, highlighting labor reform and a Fiscal Presumption of Innocence bill.
- Caputo stressed capital-market development and credit as growth pillars and argued competitiveness depends on tax relief rather than a high exchange rate.
- Vice Minister José Luis Daza cited an acceleration of investment projects following La Libertad Avanza’s strong showing in the October legislative elections.
- Business attendees praised national tax cuts but warned that provincial and municipal levies remain distortive burdens, and Caputo separately denied reports of a US$20 billion rescue with U.S. banks.