Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — July 10, 2026
COLCAP eased 0.87% on July 9 even as Ecopetrol rose, while the peso surged to fresh 52-week strength near 3,282...
July 10, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
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Colombia’s Presidential Handover Turns Hostile: A Criminal Complaint and Suspended Talks
Colombia's empalme criminal complaint has frozen the handover: joint sessions stopped, prosecutors now watch the tables, and the clock runs...
July 10, 2026
Colombia Hiked Rates to 12%. Inflation Broke 6% a Week Later.
Colombia inflation June 2026 hit 6.14 percent, above every forecast, just eight days after the central bank raised its policy...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s One Gas Terminal Is Already Promised to Three Power Plants
Colombia gas imports run through one Cartagena terminal, and about 450 of its 465 daily units are already promised to...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s Exports Jumped 19%. It Shipped 18% Less Oil.
Colombia exports rose 19.2% to $5,193m in May even as crude oil shipments fell 18.1% by volume. Higher prices and...
July 9, 2026
Ecopetrol’s El Niño Plan Runs on Gas and Fuel Oil, Not Solar
The Ecopetrol El Niño plan pairs 234 MW of solar with 1,548 MW that burns gas or fuel oil. Renewables...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s Nomad Visa Now Needs $1,575 a Month. A Court May Undo It.
Colombia's digital nomad visa now needs about $1,575 a month, three times the minimum wage. A court suspension leaves the...
July 9, 2026
Colombia Called Off the Hippo Cull. Nobody Else Will Take Them.
Colombia's new environment minister ruled out culling the Escobar hippos, leaving a herd of 200-plus growing fast as seven countries...
July 9, 2026
Ecopetrol’s Brazil Takeover Stalls Over What Minorities Get Paid
Brazil's regulator froze the Ecopetrol Brava Energia takeover, calling the private and public halves one control deal that must pay...
July 9, 2026