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The nationwide taxi protests did not have the effect the cabbies expected.

On a more optimistic note, the MSCI COLCAP finally appears to be gaining a foothold in 2021, we are no longer bottom of the pile and for foreigners in particular, there are bargains to be had.

All three agencies said publicly many months ago that they were looking for the tax reform to right the fiscal ship which has been listing badly ever since COVID struck - to put it bluntly, the authorities have failed to deliver - and it is on them.

Tuesday was a historic day in Colombia - not because the football team managed to snatch a 2-2 draw against Argentina in a World Cup qualifier, but because it represented the first time ever that local investors could buy and sell Chilean stocks in local currency.

Earlier this week we had the equity market flows for March, a month when the index lost 3%, and we find that foreigners, whilst continuing their healthy participation at 34.8% were almost the largest net sellers. Now $30mn is not the end of the world however given the poor...

Colombians are very much ‘on the road’ this week, there may be strict limitations in terms of religious processions and gatherings however in order to compensate themselves, the populace have scattered themselves to the winds. A week or so ago I made mention of a...