Colombia Launches Clean Energy Auction to Shore Up Its Power Grid
Colombia launched a long-term clean energy auction with 15-year contracts and a first battery-storage category to secure power supply from...
June 11, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Stock Market Keeps Climbing While the Region Pauses
Colombia's COLCAP rose 0.45% to 2,263 on Wednesday, a second straight gain that held firm while the region turned cautious,...
June 11, 2026
In Colombia, Two of Three New Companies Die Within Five Years
Colombia business survival is among the weakest in the OECD: only about a third of new firms last five years,...
June 10, 2026
Beatriz Gonzalez, The Great Colombian Artist of Grief Gets a Major European Show
Beatriz Gonzalez, the Colombian artist who turned violence and grief into art, gets a new European retrospective months after her...
June 10, 2026
Colombia App Raises $5 Million for Microdramas: Phone Soap Operas
A Colombian app, Idilio, has raised $5 million from Silicon Valley backers including Nubank founder David Velez to make short...
June 10, 2026
Colombia Reservoirs Fall Short of Target as El Niño Nears
Colombia reservoirs sit well below the level the grid wants before El Niño, raising the risk of power strain in...
June 10, 2026
Colombia to Buy Brazilian Transport Planes After Crash
Colombia will buy Brazilian C-390 transport planes to replace its aging fleet, a move pushed by a deadly military plane...
June 10, 2026
Colombia Ecuador Tariff War Ends After 124 Days
Colombia scrapped its 30% tariffs on Ecuador via Decree 0583, ending a 124-day Andean trade war after Quito dropped its...
June 10, 2026
Colombia’s Stock Market Snaps Back as Oil Steadies and the Region Bounces
Colombia's COLCAP jumped 2.71% to 2,252 on Tuesday, one of the region's strongest bounces, as oil steadied and Ecopetrol led...
June 10, 2026