Colombia’s Earthquake Reconstruction Turns to 8 Percent Mortgages and Frozen Student Loans
Eighteen days after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the Colombia earthquake reconstruction effort has become a financial story.
August 28, 2026Section
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Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Development Plan Becomes the Tool to Slim the State
Colombia wants to slim down the state, and its four-year planning law is the vehicle chosen to carry the structural...
August 28, 2026
Colombia Pension Reform Survives Court Test as Uribe Drafts a Counter-Reform
The Constitutional Court has rescued the Colombia pension reform, the flagship social law of the Petro era, and the opposition...
August 28, 2026
COLCAP Dips as Peso Breaks 3,100 — August 28, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.59% to 2,490 on August 27 as the peso weakened 1.09% to 3,128 per dollar. Ecopetrol and...
August 28, 2026
Colombia Confirms Mega-Prisons but Names No Sites or Price
The Colombia mega-prison plan was confirmed on August 26, yet no site, capacity, cost or concession contract has been made...
August 28, 2026
US Southern Command Chief Lands in Bogotá on Drug Fight
The US Southern Command chief met Colombia's new military leadership in Bogotá to widen counter-narcotics work after a US$1 billion...
August 27, 2026
Colombia Swears In a New Military and Police High Command
Colombia's president swore in a new military high command in Bogotá on August 26, ordering commanders to retake territory from...
August 27, 2026
Colombia’s Left Unveils a Shadow Cabinet to Track De la Espriella
Petro and Cepeda named a Colombia shadow cabinet of 13 ex-officials in Bogotá on August 26. It will track the...
August 27, 2026
Colombia’s Restaurant Sector Asks for Urgent Post-Earthquake Lifeline
Colombia's restaurant trade wants tax suspension, payroll subsidies and soft credit after the August 10 earthquake. Here is what has...
August 27, 2026