Colombia's No. 1 Banker Has No Fear of Leftist Front-Runner.

Soaring commodity exports are turning Colombia into the fastest-growing major economy in the Americas and this, he figures, will have a moderating effect on the policies of whoever assumes the presidency in August. "The economy is growing and everybody rides the growth of the economy, regardless of what they say", Sarmiento, 60, said in an hour-long interview. (Bloomberg) -- Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutierrez would figure to be one of the people fretting the most about the looming election of the first left-wing leader in Colombia's modern history. [Extracted from the article]

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