Colombia Risks a Gas Squeeze Just as a Dry El Niño Looms
Colombia gas supply faces a 7.5% shortfall after an Alberta court freed Canacol Energy from contracts—cash runs out July 10,...
July 6, 2026Section
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Colombia’s Stock Market Rises as the Peso Holds Firm Near Cycle Lows
COLCAP peso close: Colombia's index rose 1.57% on July 3 while the peso held at 3,335, near its 52-week floor,...
July 6, 2026
Colombia’s Military Modernization Is the Biggest Arms Plan in Decades
Colombia military modernization hits $12B: 17 Saab Gripen E/F jets replace 1980s Kfirs, 400,000 Galil rifles swapped for homemade Miranda...
July 5, 2026
Colombia’s Petro Asks Trump to Lift His US Sanctions in Phone Call
Colombia's outgoing President Petro says he asked Trump to help remove him from the US sanctions list, and that Trump...
July 4, 2026 Colombia’s July 20 Tax Reform: The Handover Fight and What It Means for Foreigners
Colombia tax reform 2026: Petro files July 20, De la Espriella's team objects. VAT and income taxes for foreign residents...
July 4, 2026
Colombia’s Stock Market Rises as the Peso Hits a Six-Year High
COLCAP climbs 1.57% to 2,295.72 and the peso strengthens past 3,332 on a softer dollar after weak US payrolls, even...
July 4, 2026
Colombia’s Next Government Faces a Debt Wall of $175 Billion by 2030
Colombia faces a debt wall near seven hundred trillion pesos by 2030, and its new government is sending its finance...
July 3, 2026 Colombia’s Stocks Hold Flat as the Peso Surges on Weak US Jobs Data
Colombia's peso surged nearly 2% on July 2, hitting 3,360 per dollar after a weak US jobs report. COLCAP barely...
July 3, 2026
Colombia Lifts Its Defense Budget 47% as Threats Multiply
Colombia raises its 2026 defense investment budget to 3.7 trillion pesos (US$900M)—up 47%—plus a US$4B plan for 17 Gripen jets....
July 2, 2026