Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.30% while the peso strengthened 0.86% against the dollar. What drove the session and where the...
August 20, 2026Section
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Colombia Economic Emergency Declared After Deadly Earthquake
Colombia economic emergency is now law: De la Espriella signed Decree 1261, giving 30 days of emergency powers in 15...
August 20, 2026
United Adds a Nonstop Dulles to Cartagena Flight in December
The new Dulles to Cartagena flight starts 17 December, four times a week, year-round. It is the first US carrier...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction Could Cost US$12.9 Billion and Take Up to Six Years
Colombia earthquake reconstruction could cost up to US$12.9 billion and run five to six years, the national planning department says.
August 19, 2026
Festival Orígenes: Four Nights of Ancestral Music in Bogotá
Festival Orígenes returns to Bogotá from 26 to 29 August with free concerts of indigenous music from six countries. Here...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Mayor: 3 Million Elderly Caught in a Budget Fight
Colombia Mayor pays about 3 million older people every month. The new government says the money ran out in July;...
August 19, 2026
Colombia’s New Government Hands Prosecutors a File on Petro
President De la Espriella delivered a 135-page dossier on the Petro years to Colombia's prosecutors. The chief prosecutor says delivery...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index gained 0.36% to 2,461.23 on August 18, while the peso was flat. Here's what drove the session.
August 19, 2026
Tolima Wildfires Scorch 11,000 Hectares in Central Colombia
Tolima wildfires have burned over 11,000 hectares in Colombia, with 17 still active, as troops press a separate offensive against...
August 18, 2026