IBOV 177,418.78 ▲ 1.00% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,048.39 ▼ 0.67% MERVAL 3,033,848 ▲ 1.83% COLCAP 2,425.08 ▼ 1.33% BVL PERÚ 59,928.30 ▼ 0.80% USD/BRL5.18▲ 0.01% USD/MXN17.00▲ 0.03% USD/CLP933.85▼ 0.04% USD/COP3,210▲ 0.28% USD/PEN3.36▼ 0.13% USD/ARS1,509▼ 0.28% USD/UYU40.29▲ 0.05% USD/PYG5,892▼ 0.13% USD/BOB11.84▲ 0.51% USD/DOP58.64▲ 0.05% USD/CRC446.47▼ 0.04% USD/GTQ7.62▼ 0.02% USD/HNL26.84— 0.00% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.14% USD/VES796.33▲ 0.29% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.69▼ 0.37% EUR/BRL6.01▲ 0.03% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 177,418.78 ▲ 1.00% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,048.39 ▼ 0.67% MERVAL 3,033,848 ▲ 1.83% COLCAP 2,425.08 ▼ 1.33% BVL PERÚ 59,928.30 ▼ 0.80% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Colombia news in English, updated daily: President Petro's agenda, security and the peace process, coffee and oil, the peso, and the companies driving Latin America's fourth economy. The Rio Times covers Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali for international readers — markets, politics, energy, and daily life — with the latest Colombia news and analysis collected here. From Ecopetrol to the housing market, our Colombia desk keeps the story in English and in context. Independent reporting from Latin America's English-language daily.

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Gustavo Petro Chooses Mexico for His First Trip Abroad as Ex-President

Gustavo Petro is in Mexico on his first trip abroad since leaving Colombia's presidency, closing Wednesday with a lecture at the UNAM university.

1 September 2026 · 6 min read

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Colombia and Venezuela will restore direct SWIFT transfers before 2026 ends, ending costly third-country triangulation for...

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Ecopetrol Leadership Changes Reach Two More Vice Presidencies Before Board Vote

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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — September 1, 2026

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Colombia Country Risk Jumps to 142 Points After 2027 Budget Lands

Colombia country risk jumped to 142 basis points after the 2027 budget, as gas reserves shrink below six...

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Colombia Creates Anti-Corruption Search Bloc as Complaint Names 74 Officials

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Colombia Airstrike Kills 20 Guerrillas in Deadliest Raid of the New Government

Colombia airstrike kills 20 guerrillas in the deadliest raid of the new government, the third bombing in three...

1 September 2026
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Coca-Cola Colombia Investment Plan to Be Unveiled in December in Barranquilla

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Medellín Mayor Hands the FBI Corruption Evidence as the Nicolás Petro Case Gets a New Prosecutor

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Colombia Military Operations Killed 62 Minors Under Petro, Forensic Institute Says

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