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S&P left Ecopetrol's individual standalone credit rating at 'bbb- ' with stable outlook, the company announced last week, after its acquisition of electrical grid operator ISA.

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.

Colombia's gross general government debt to GDP ratio is forecast to reach 60.8% in 2021, more than double the 30% level when Fitch upgraded Colombia back to the 'BBB' category in 2011.

S&P says it may downgrade these companies in case of a similar rating action on Colombia. The firm could lower the sovereign ratings if the potential long-term damage caused by the pandemic, other domestic developments, or new external shocks, prevent the Colombian economy from...

As ratings agency Standard & Poor lowered Colombia's sovereign currency rating from investment grade into junk status, two government development banks and one commercial bank also took the hit. Findeter, FDN & Banco Davivienda al saw credit ratings drop out of investment grade,...

The move further weakens Colombia’s precarious financial position brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing an almost 7% contraction in the country’s economy. Fitch may likely downgrade Colombia as well, as the country already sits at the firm’s lowest investment grade before...

The big question is what Fitch (BBB-) & Moody's (Baa2) chose to now do. Will they wait to see what is contained within 'Tax Reform II' when it is resubmitted? The issue is that there is little clarity on when that will be. Congress will shut down for the holidays in just over a...

Calderón has a background in finance and investment, working as a credit analyst for Standard & Poor in Paris, serving as the Colombian consul in Boston, Massachusetts during the Juan Manuel Santos administration, and holding several investment banking roles in Bogotá.

Telefonica’s Colombian subsidiary Colombia Telecomunicaciones, operating under the Brand name Movistar, has raised $500 million USD in senior unsecured notes, the company has announced. $350 million of the placement proceeds will be used to replace senior unsecured notes issued...

Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH, BVC: PFAVH) announced today in a 6K filing with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has suspended trading in the Company’s American Depositary Shares, each representing eight...