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Last week ended with the Central Bank increasing rates from 10-11%, fully as expected but FinMin Ocampo was part of a unanimous vote of 7-0 despite public comments suggesting rate increases wouldn’t slow supply side inflation. His reply was that he wanted to help the...

The Central Bank will sit down shortly over fine Colombian coffee and, no doubt, a few cheeky pastries to discuss what to do about interest rates. The current 10% is not going to get the job done and the consensus is for a move to 11%. The question that remains is whether that is...

Perhaps the biggest concern is the perception of mixed messages between President Petro and Finance Minister Ocampo.

Formerly known as the Colombia Gold Summit, CGS Medellín is back bigger and better for 2022. Watch this video for details.

The Peso closed Friday at $4622 close to record lows after Thursday President Petro made mention of taxing "hot money."

Secretary of State Blinken pledged US support for implementation of the ethnic chapter of the 2016 Peace Accords.

The two discussed antinarcotics, Venezuelan & Cuban relations, the Peace Process, immigration, and human rights.

The m/o/m decline of 0.3% points to a gradual slowdown in the Colombian economy.

"Nothing is more hypocritical than the calls to save the rainforest." - Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia

Petro warned that the main suspects were the Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column, an important former FARC front