After signing a deal with China's Xi Jing Ping, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned home to bitter defeat of his flagship labor referendum project in the Colombian Senate.
Amidst the backdrop of a government hostile to petroleum, now Shell leaves Colombia's offshore gas sector, joining other majors in exiting as production drops 48%.
The resolution brings an end to the long-running corruption and bribery saga surrounding Corficolombiana and Odebrecht's illicit attempts to gain favor with officials overseeing the Ruta del Sol 2 highway project.
In the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty. Inequality also...