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A week dominated, or at least that was the perception, by politics.

It is Black Friday and Colombians are doing what they do best.....consuming!!

"An excessive minimum salary increase is a threat on two fronts. It will impact inflation as suppliers face higher costs and also further push that domestic demand."

Decent Colombians have, since the day I have arrived, railed against the narco-culture especially in Medellin. They are sick to the back teeth of watching obvious mafia boys & girls rubbing their faces in the mud, as they cruise around in their $100,000 cars, purchased with...

Colombia’s gold reserves remain underused; no president from Uribe to Petro has maximized this asset to pay down national debt.

Colombia’s September CPI hit 5.18%, below 2023 but above forecasts, signaling steady economy and minimal overnight rate cuts by late 2025.

The Peso and stock market have surged, boosting overseas spending, but the $1.6 billion USD deficit hit a crushing month again.

The US may offer limited aid in Colombia’s drug war, but local soldiers, civilians, and rights workers face daily violence from armed gangs.

FARC dissidents toppled an electricity pylon near Medellín, an act the governor called a terrorist attack on Antioquia.

"The problem is that after years of corruption and mismanagement, the Colombian bank balance isn't in any shape to write the checks needed to move the inequality needle."