Colombia Oil Giant Ecopetrol Board Shakeup, CEO Exits
Colombia's Ecopetrol reshuffles leadership as CEO Ricardo Roa departs July 30, Luis Felipe Henao takes the board chair, and two...
July 24, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index fell 0.60% and the peso strengthened slightly as oil prices slipped. Ecopetrol led the decline in thin...
July 24, 2026
Colombia Requires Military Service of Men 18 to 24
Military service is mandatory in Colombia for men aged 18 to 24: 12 months with a school diploma, up to...
July 23, 2026
Colombia’s De la Espriella Gives Gangs 30-Day Ultimatum
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De la Espriella, plans to be sworn in at a Cauca army base and gives armed groups...
July 23, 2026
Casa de la Memoria Opens Digital Archive on Colombia Conflict
The Casa de la Memoria in Medellín has opened a new public digital archive, the Laboratorio de Memorias, bringing together
July 23, 2026
Colombia’s Grupo Cibest Sells Panama Bank for $1.4 Billion
Grupo Cibest, Bancolombia’s parent, sold Panama bank Banistmo for US$1.4 billion — yet it is expanding a wealth and capital-markets...
July 23, 2026
US Immigrant Visa Freeze Hits Colombia, 74 Other Nations
The US visa immigrant processing pause affects Colombian nationals and 74 other countries. Tourist and business visas remain unaffected by...
July 23, 2026
Addi Lands US$630 Million From J.P. Morgan, Goldman
Colombian buy-now-pay-later platform Addi secured more than US$630 million in fresh debt and equity from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and...
July 23, 2026
Why Colombia’s Tax Reform Is Probably Dead — and What It Means for Foreign Residents
Colombia's Senate handed the president-elect his first win, and the maths makes Petro's wealth-tax reform almost certainly dead. What it...
July 23, 2026