Colombia’s 100 Biggest Firms Now Earn as Much as the Whole Economy
Colombia largest companies generated $538bn in 2025—99.9% of GDP. Top 100 earned $178bn, profits surged 13% as Ecopetrol led mining...
June 30, 2026Section
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Colombia’s De la Espriella Opens His Books, and Asks for Help
Colombia president-elect De la Espriella used his first address to flag record public debt, a sixty-million-dollar IDB lifeline and a...
June 30, 2026
The $3.6 Billion Deal Petro Killed Now Haunts Ecopetrol
The Permian deal Petro blocked Ecopetrol from doing in 2024 is now valued at billions in lost upside as Colombia's...
June 30, 2026
Colombian Stocks Rebound as the Election Question Finally Closes
COLCAP climbed 1.09% to 2,286 on June 26, snapping a 3-session slide post-election. ETB surged 10%+. Here's what moved Colombian...
June 30, 2026
Colombia’s New Pacific Gas Terminal Races an El Niño Drought
Colombia's first Pacific LNG terminal will start importing gas for Ecopetrol on November 1, a race to shore up supply...
June 29, 2026
A Canadian Court Lets Canacol Cut Colombia’s Caribbean Gas Contracts
A Canadian court has cleared Canacol to cancel gas contracts in Colombia, putting Caribbean-coast supply and a major nickel mine...
June 29, 2026
Colombia’s Stock Market Rebounds as the Election Overhang Lifts
Colombia stock market closed at 2,286, up 1.09% on June 26 as electoral confirmation of de la Espriella's win lifted...
June 29, 2026
Who Is Rodrigo Lara Restrepo? Colombia Interior Pick 2026
Rodrigo Lara Restrepo is the first cabinet name confirmed for Colombia's incoming government, taking the interior ministry after the August...
June 28, 2026
Why Brazil, Mexico and Colombia Top a New Fiscal Risk Warning
Oxford Economics ranks Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia among 46 economies with the hardest fiscal adjustments needed—debt burdens now worse than...
June 26, 2026