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

The intelligence agency has had four directors, highlighting instability within one of the institutions responsible for state security.

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.

Reopening the Rumichaca Bridge ends a $5 million USD per day blockade, but a 50% tariff and energy price disputes keep binational tensions high.

Ecopetrol faces a $30 billion USD debt and a looming national strike as the labor union demands the removal of President Ricardo Roa.

The oil and gas workers union called for the removal of Ecopetrol’s president following formal influence-peddling charges filed by Colombia’s Attorney.

So far, three people have been convicted in the killing of former presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, while arrest warrants target seven members of FARC dissident factions.

The national government authorities said that, based on the information available so far, there is no evidence of an attack by illegal armed groups.

Record homicides and guerilla expansion challenge Colombia's security under the current president, impacting international investment and regional stability.