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Banco de la República left rates at 13.25% — no surprise! — and lowered their 1.0% GDP estimate for 2023 to 0.9%.

"Heaven has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turned, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorned." - The Mourning Bride (Act III Scene 2) by William Congreve.

President Petro's son, Nicolas Petro, has been arrested. The key here is that the president called for the investigation and has stepped away.

Congress is back (collective groan), and the word "reform" is set to dominate the agenda between now and the arrival of Father Christmas.

Fedesarrollo's consumer confidence data for June offers some encouraging numbers — but there is still a long way to go.

The political scandal that saw President Petro's coalition implode and the de facto suspension of the reform process was little more than a tremor on the Colombian Richter scale. Now the earth is properly moving.

Colombian Air Force Crash, Petro scandal takes weird turn, Uribe acolyte charged with corruption

Bad news at Zijin Continental, Good news at Collective Mining, upcoming events, Petro's mining stance, copper & rare earths all discussed.

Despite opinion polls declaring we are heading for Armageddon, we see various stakeholders increasing the GDP outlook.

While legalizing the medical use of marijuana was a step in the right direction, the local industry has been saddled by red tape.