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The head of the cattlemen's federation calls out Mayor Daniel Quintero for campaigning against beef while chowing down on steaks.

Whatever contractor that wins the bid will likely do so at a price that takes into account the added uncertainty and liability.

The Colombian government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares of land from ranchers to boost its agrarian reform in the framework of the Peace Agreement. But this task will most probably be passed to the next governments.

Export data for September disappointed once again, but unemployment data is trending favorably - and tax reform passed!

Citigroup said in a statement that the confusion sends the wrong message and challenges board independence.

The bill imposes new income taxes on Colombians earning more than $2,000 per month, plus petroleum & mining exports.

This past week: Nationwide protests, the falling peso, land redistribution, Ecopetrol, Petro's pal Lula, Quintero's Hidroituango crisis, & more!

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.