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Tecnoglass posted a Q1 revenue record of $249M but net income fell 24% as US aluminum tariffs and Colombian wage hikes squeezed margins hard.

Motor vehicle production surged 27.8% as Colombia posted 2.2% Q1 2026 GDP growth, with manufacturing and retail trade leading the expansion.

The Trump tariffs disregard a bilateral free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States, and hurt affordability for homeowners.

Bancolombia's NowCast data reveals a cooling economy as construction and communications sectors face contraction in early 2026.

Of the 14 departments included in the survey, 10 recorded positive production growth.

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

Colombia is very rarely, if ever, bereft of news, and this week was no exception. In fact it was a bit of a doozy!

It was an eclectic week, even by Colombian standards.

On Friday we also had the Central Bank's latest survey for October, and everything continues to trend upwards versus September.

The study revealed that 66% of the surveyed businesspeople were optimistic regarding the operations of their companies in Colombia, while 30% feel the same in respect to the performance of the economy in general.