Colombia’s Ecopetrol Overhauls Board With Government-Backed Slate
Shareholders replaced six of Ecopetrol's nine board seats with a government-backed slate, a day after the acting president quit over...
September 16, 2026Section
Economy
Chile: IMF Backs Kast Agenda, Sees 3% Growth Path
Key Facts — What happened. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) publicly backed the economic agenda of Chilean President José Antonio...
September 15, 2026
Guyana Economy Grew 33.3% in First Half of 2026, Ali Says
Key Facts — What happened. President Irfaan Ali said Guyana's economy grew 33.3 percent in the first half of 2026....
September 15, 2026
Argentina Mining Exports Jump 75 Percent, but Most of It Is the Gold Price
Argentina earned US$4.74 billion from mining in the first half, a record. Gold is 61 percent of it, and gold...
September 15, 2026
Argentine Beef Fills Its United States Quota Early as Argentines Eat Less of It
Argentina shipped 67,118 tonnes of beef to the United States by July, up 202 percent. At home, consumption fell to...
September 15, 2026
Argentina Sends 2027 Budget to Congress Without Milei
Argentina delivered its 2027 budget bill to Congress on the deadline. Milei did not present it and there was no...
September 15, 2026
Bogotá Moves to Raise Its Bank Turnover Tax by Half
Bogotá proposes raising its business turnover tax on banks from 14 to 21 per thousand. Asobancaria puts the cost at...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Approves a US$204 Billion Budget for 2027
Colombia approved a 2027 budget of COP 634.9 trillion, about US$204.2 billion. Debt service alone rises 54.7% to a quarter...
September 15, 2026
Panama Budget 2027 Cuts the Gorgas Institute by US$5.8 Million
The draft removes US$5.8 million from Panama’s infectious disease laboratory and budgets nothing for its electricity. The Assembly has not...
September 14, 2026