The resignation of Colombia’s central bank president on Friday allowed President Ivan Duque to strip it of its independence and appoint his controversial finance minister. If Duque decides to grant…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Colombia’s growth projection as the country’s government can’t seem to formulate a coherent response to the coronavirus pandemic. President Ivan Duque can’t seem to…
Unemployment in Colombia is recovering only slightly from the historic economic collapse between March and April when the COVID-19 pandemic left 5 million people without a job, according to statistics…
Brazilian authorities arrested the former top director of Colombia’s bankrupt flagship airliner Avianca on Wednesday on claims he paid bribes, according to BBC Brazil. Controversial businessman German Efromovich, was arrested…
President Ivan Duque on Sunday celebrated that 90% of Colombia’s factories have reopened, ignoring the fact that sales have collapsed. In an interview with economic magazine Dinero, the president cherry-picked…
A last-minute decision by Medellin’s mayor to sue allegedly corrupt contractors of public utilities company EPM triggered the resignation of its board of directors. Mayor Daniel Quintero said on Tuesday…
Colombia’s international trade is among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, but the government appears to be ignoring international economists on how to recover. In its…
Colombia’s congress is studying the government’s 2021 budget proposal, which seeks to step up public spending to push the economic recovery of the COVID-19 crisis. According to Finance Minister Alberto…
As President Ivan Duque’s reopening of Colombia’s economy in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is falling apart, the crony capitalists who promoted this have a plan B: more crony…