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Motor vehicle production surged 27.8% as Colombia posted 2.2% Q1 2026 GDP growth, with manufacturing and retail trade leading the expansion.

Disputes over security, energy and trade have fueled rising tensions between Colombia and Ecuador, with both countries imposing tariffs as high as 100% on imports.

The persistence of fiscal imbalances motivated the downgrade of Colombia's credit rating by S&P.

The emphasis of monetary policy will not only be on reaching a sufficiently contractive level, but on the duration of that stance.

Pacific warming patterns suggest a 61% chance of El Niño by July, posing significant supply chain and power price risks for Colombia.

Bancolombia's NowCast data reveals a cooling economy as construction and communications sectors face contraction in early 2026.

S&P Global Ratings lowers Colombia's credit rating to BB- as persistent deficits and policy shifts challenge economic stability in 2026.

Bancolombia projects an April range of $3,625 COP for the peso following a 2.1% March gain and Brent crude’s rise to $118 USD per barrel.<

Finance Minister Germán Ávila walked out of a central bank board meeting, accusing it of going against Colombia’s national interests and deepening institutional tensions.

Colombia’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.2% in February from 10.3% a year earlier, marking the lowest level for the month since 2001.