BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered the country’s military to capture the top leader of the Estado Mayor Central, aggravating a breakdown in … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Friday proposed making changes to a tax reform that entered into effect this year that would lower … Read more
CARACAS (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, visiting Venezuela on Saturday, said he had proposed to the United States that it pay an “economic stabilization” … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s economy expanded 0.5% on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter, according to a Reuters poll on Friday, a slightly more … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian company Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) has awarded a contract worth 1.075 trillion pesos ($254 million) to a Colombian-Chinese consortium to … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has opened a marketing and trading subsidiary in the United States as it looks to build … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least 35,178 people have suffered sexual, gender and reproductive violence in Colombia’s armed conflict, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Nicolas Petro, the son of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, will face trial for alleged crimes of illicit enrichment and money laundering while … Read more
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least 40% of fighters from Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels could reject a potential peace deal … Read more
By Sarah Morland and Marion Giraldo (Reuters) – Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval on Thursday cut its 2023 loan growth forecast and hiked its cost … Read more
(Reuters) – Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval reported a 75.4% year-over-year fall in net profit in the second quarter, according to a securities filing on … Read more
By Sarah Morland and Marion Giraldo (Reuters) – Grupo SURA, Colombia’s largest investment company, on Tuesday cut its 2023 net profit forecast to between 2,400 … Read more
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – In May, a forum bringing together leaders debating wind and solar development in Colombia’s La Guajira province was disrupted … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) -The technical team of Colombia’s central bank on Wednesday lowered its outlook for inflation in 2023 to 9%, from 9.5% previously, and cut … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Grupo Argos, Colombia’s largest industrial conglomerate, on Tuesday said it will focus “seriously” on finding a strategic partner once it concludes an … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank could call time on its upward monetary cycle after inflation in Latin America’s fourth-largest economy slowed in May, bank … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Gilinski Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exit its stake in the country’s largest investment firm, Grupo Sura and … Read more
(Reuters) – Net profit at Grupo SURA, Colombia’s largest investment company, almost doubled in the first quarter compared to the year-ago period, the company said … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca is backing down from a merger with Viva Air, blaming conditions set by the country’s aviation regulator, the … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its outlook for 2023 inflation to 9.5% from 8.7%, reflecting persistent consumer price growth that has … Read more
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to … Read more
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Colombia’s peso will likely stay weak on signs the central bank is turning to a wait-and-see approach on … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Net profit at Grupo SURA, Colombia’s largest investment company, rose by 81.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the year … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air said on Thursday it has appointed Francisco Lalinde as interim president and chief executive as the company … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest industrial conglomerate, Grupo Argos, said on Wednesday it will carry out a share buy-back plan worth some 400 billion pesos … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s central bank may need to consider additional hikes to its benchmark interest rate, depending on how inflation in Latin America’s fourth-largest economy … Read more
By Javier Andres Rojas TOCANCIPA, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombia’s flower industry is struggling to contend with an aging workforce as youth shun the industry in … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s economy has high growth potential, boosted by agriculture, tourism and interconnectivity between different economic sectors, but will continue to depend on … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Initial negotiations between Colombia, France’s Dassault Aviation and Sweden’s Saab AB to replace part of the South American country’s aging air force … Read more
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is set to raise its key interest rate this week at its final meeting of the … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol will invest up to around 30 trillion pesos ($6.2 billion) in 2023, it said on Friday, … Read more
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – The potential collapse of the low-cost Colombian airline Viva could lead to higher fares and the loss of … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Shares in Nutresa, Colombia’s largest food producer, closed 28.6% lower on Monday following a failed public offer for a large portion of … Read more
(Reuters) -Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval reported third quarter net profit down 23.2% from a year earlier on Wednesday, landing at 929.8 billion pesos ($193.4 … Read more
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Colombian industrial conglomerate Grupo Argos’ third-quarter net profit fell 9.2% from a year earlier, the company said Monday, following a jump … Read more
(Reuters) – Net profit at Grupo SURA, Colombia’s largest investment company, stayed relatively stable in the third quarter compared to the year-ago period as both … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo has asked the country’s central bank to discuss liquidity in futures markets in its monthly meeting … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Further increases to Colombia’s benchmark interest rate may be necessary in the coming months as the central bank tries to bring inflation … Read more
(Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on Latin American countries to join forces to end the war on drugs during a speech to the … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s congress on Tuesday approved a record budget of 405.6 trillion pesos ($93.3 billion) for next year, including a spending increase meant … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government is open to negotiations to strengthen a proposed tax reform bill it has sent to the Andean country’s congress, President … Read more
(Reuters) -Colombian industrial conglomerate Grupo Argos’ second-quarter net profit rose 8% from the same period a year before, the company said on Friday, boosted by … Read more
BOGOTA – Interest rate hikes have a limited capacity to rein in accelerating inflation because supply issues are one of the key drivers of consumer … Read more
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank could hike its benchmark interest rate to 9% at its meeting next week, maintaining rate-increase intensity amid … Read more
BOGOTA – Shareholders of Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Friday approved a plan to shore up the country’s fuel-price stabilization fund (FEPC), as … Read more
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA – Colombia’s leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and … Read more
BOGOTA – Flag-carrier Avianca has agreed to merge with Viva, another of Colombia’s most important commercial airlines, while keeping separate branding and strategies, the firms … Read more
BOGOTA – Colombia’s February inflation data was a surprise for everyone, including central bank co-director Roberto Steiner, the official said on Wednesday, one of seven … Read more
BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank will have to front load interest rate hikes in the first half of this year in order to get a … Read more