Amazon Island Tension Tests Colombia and Peru’s Fragile Border Peace
Colombia and Peru are in a tense standoff over Santa Rosa Island, a sandbar in the Amazon River where their...
August 6, 2025Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Exports Shift as Farms Outpace Oil, U.S. Still Dominates, China Trails
Colombia’s export numbers for the first half of 2025, released by its official statistics agency, reveal clear shifts
August 5, 2025
Colombian Peso and Stocks Stand Still as Markets Weigh Debt and Dollar Surge
The Colombian peso has traded near 4,098 to the U.S. dollar, barely moving as traders face new uncertainties. Colombia’s main...
August 5, 2025
Colombia’s Budget Squeeze: Debt Soars, Tough Choices Loom
Colombia prepares to spend nearly 557 trillion pesos ($134.2 billion) in 2026, according to the Ministry of Finance
August 4, 2025
Colombia Escapes Harsh U.S. Tariffs, Gets Just 10% Despite Prosecuting Former Conservative President
On August 7, 2025, the United States began enforcing a 10% tariff on nearly all Colombian exports, diverging sharply
August 2, 2025
Colombia’s Ex-President Uribe Gets 12 Years House Arrest: What’s Really at Stake
Colombia’s former president, Álvaro Uribe, has received a 12-year house arrest sentence for witness tampering and fraud.
August 2, 2025
Colombian Stocks Reach Fresh Five-Year Peak, Outpacing Regional Markets in July Surge
Colombia’s COLCAP index closed at 1,772.88 on July 31, 2025, its highest in five years, after rising 0.74% in a...
August 1, 2025
Dollar Holds Firm as Colombian Peso Lags: Oil and Global Caution Shape Market Mood
On August 1, 2025, the U.S. dollar traded just above 4,186 Colombian pesos, official ICE market figures showed. The peso...
August 1, 2025
Colombia’s Jobs Up, But Many Still Struggle for Stability
Colombia’s official data shows that by June 2025, the job market improved. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6%
July 31, 2025