Colombia Tax Reform: What De la Espriella Has Promised So Far
Colombia's new president says he will scrap the wealth tax and close loopholes rather than raise rates. The bill goes...
August 18, 2026Section
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Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia Names Araujo as New Ambassador to Washington
Colombia has named Maria Consuelo Araujo its ambassador to Washington after the United States gave its approval. She is a...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Draft Decree Proposes to End Israel Coal Export Ban
Colombia's trade ministry has published a draft decree that would end the ban on selling thermal coal to Israel. Nothing...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Turns to Imported LNG as El Nino Dries Up Hydropower
Imported gas now covers close to a third of Colombia's supply, and a dry El Nino year is making the...
August 18, 2026
Three Colombian Police Officers Seized on a Road in Catatumbo
Three Colombian police officers were kidnapped on the Cucuta-Ocana road. The defense ministry blames the ELN, but no group claimed...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Puts the Earthquake Bill at Roughly US$9.6 Billion
Colombia earthquake damage is now put near COP 30 trillion, about US$9.6 billion at the official rate. The president promises...
August 18, 2026
Shakira Pledges US$1 Million to Rebuild Colombia’s Quake-Hit Schools
Shakira went to Quibdo with Howard Buffett and pledged US$1 million to rebuild ten schools destroyed by Colombia's August earthquake.
August 18, 2026
Colombia Markets: The COLCAP Index and the Peso — August 18, 2026
COLCAP closed flat at 2,452 while the Colombian peso slipped to 3,130 per dollar as oil-anchored investors watched the currency...
August 18, 2026
Colombia’s State Broadcaster Reviews US$32 Million of Contracts
Inravision contracts review: Colombia's public broadcaster is checking 1,051 contracts worth over COP 100,000 million, about US$32 million.
August 17, 2026