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After the senate rejected the referendum, Petro threatens to impose a plebiscite by decree, angering right-wing elites.

The agricultural sector excelled with coffee value added rising 31.3% and fishing and aquaculture growing 18.2%.

The CUT’s two-day general strike was peaceful but small; it failed to build momentum for the Labor Reform Referendum as intended.

Fitch attributes the move in part to fiscal decisions made by the national government that affect municipalities.

While the president's former foreign minister calls him a drug addict, a former president is being tried for bribery and obstruction of justice.

"Papa Smurf," a fallen narco, tainted Colombian politics with illicit funds, sparking speculation about past administrations' involvement.

While Colombia was not included in the IMF's mid-year reassessment, the organization in April projected the nation's economy to grow by 1.0% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024.

With a dearth of economic data, attention has focused on the Bajo Cauca unrest.

Last week in Colombia was one totally bereft of either macro data or economic surveys; this week will be the polar opposite.

This is inflation week and September CPI is expected to be 0.78% (slowing slightly from 1.02% in August) with the 12m rate rising to 11.29%.