In Colombia Drug Profits Now Rival Legal Foreign Currency Flows
Colombia’s cocaine trade poured $15.3 billion into the national economy in 2023. That sum exceeded the $11.8 billion Colombian workers
September 22, 2025Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Bets Big on Brazil’s Forgotten Oil Fields
Colombia's state oil giant Ecopetrol is quietly positioning itself to capitalize on one of Latin America's most overlooked energy
September 19, 2025
Latin American Equities Ride Currency Rally to Outpace U.S. Stocks
Latin American markets have quietly become the year’s top equity performers, leaving the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 trailing far behind
September 19, 2025
Colombia’s Vanishing Cash Reserve Signals Deeper Economic Trouble Ahead
Colombia’s immediate spending buffer plunged to COP 7.4 trillion (approximately $1.9 billion) in August 2025—COP 26.7 trillion
September 19, 2025
Mexican Peso and Stock Market Edge Higher with Caution After U.S. Data
The dollar closed yesterday at 18.35 MXN following U.S. jobless claims and the Fed meeting. The U.S. Dollar Index rose...
September 19, 2025
Colombian Peso’s Rally Pauses as Stocks Slip on Fed Caution
Bloomberg and local exchange data show the peso hovered at 3,893 COP per USD on September 19, 2025. Traders scaled...
September 19, 2025
Colombian Peso Stays Firm as Local Stocks Slip, Charts Show Market Cautious
Colombia saw its currency, the peso, hold steady near 3,875 per US dollar, while its main stock index, the COLCAP,...
September 18, 2025
Dark Island: Why Cuba Keeps Plunging Into Nationwide Blackouts
Cuba has just suffered its fourth nationwide blackout in less than a year, leaving nearly 10 million people in the...
September 17, 2025
Colombia’s July Industry Growth Rests on Coffee and Transport Surge
Colombia’s manufacturing industry posted clear gains in July, but the numbers show strength concentrated in only a few areas
September 17, 2025