Colombia Turns to Imported LNG as El Nino Dries Up Hydropower
Imported gas now covers close to a third of Colombia's supply, and a dry El Nino year is making the...
August 18, 2026Section
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Three Colombian Police Officers Seized on a Road in Catatumbo
Three Colombian police officers were kidnapped on the Cucuta-Ocana road. The defense ministry blames the ELN, but no group claimed...
August 18, 2026
Shakira Pledges US$1 Million to Rebuild Colombia’s Quake-Hit Schools
Shakira went to Quibdo with Howard Buffett and pledged US$1 million to rebuild ten schools destroyed by Colombia's August earthquake.
August 18, 2026
Colombia Puts the Earthquake Bill at Roughly US$9.6 Billion
Colombia earthquake damage is now put near COP 30 trillion, about US$9.6 billion at the official rate. The president promises...
August 18, 2026
Mexico Markets: The IPC Index and the Peso — August 18, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.38% to 64,152 while the peso held near 17.04 per dollar. Banorte and airports slipped; miners...
August 18, 2026
Chile Markets: The IPSA Index and the Peso — August 18, 2026
Chile stocks rose on August 17 as the S&P IPSA gained 0.96% and the peso firmed to 916.4 per dollar....
August 18, 2026
Colombia Markets: The COLCAP Index and the Peso — August 18, 2026
COLCAP closed flat at 2,452 while the Colombian peso slipped to 3,130 per dollar as oil-anchored investors watched the currency...
August 18, 2026
Argentina Markets: The Merval Index and the Peso — August 18, 2026
Merval falls 1.77% and the peso is flat near 1,488 per dollar as country risk climbs. YPF rises while Galicia,...
August 18, 2026
A Substation Fire Blacks Out an Argentine City
A fire at Edelap's Tolosa substation cut power to thousands in La Plata on August 17. Cause under investigation, political...
August 17, 2026