Colombia’s President Ivan Duque triggered a resurgence of anti-government sentiment on Tuesday by appointing his loathed former finance chief to the central bank’s board of directors. Former Finance Minister Alberto…
Colombia’s controversial finance minister will resign after mass protests forced President Ivan Duque to withdraw the government’s latest reform proposal, according to local media. According to Blu Radio, which is…
Colombia’s central bank elected IMF executive Leonardo Villar as its new president, a position resigned Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla had put his eyes on. The candidacy of Carrasquilla caused unrest…
Colombia’s finance minister proposed to temporarily allow employers to hire workers for 80% of the country’s $250 monthly minimum wage, claiming this would boost economic recovery. Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla…
The resignation of Colombia’s central bank president on Friday allowed President Ivan Duque to strip it of its independence and appoint his controversial finance minister. If Duque decides to grant…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Colombia’s growth projection as the country’s government can’t seem to formulate a coherent response to the coronavirus pandemic. President Ivan Duque can’t seem to…
Colombia’s congress is studying the government’s 2021 budget proposal, which seeks to step up public spending to push the economic recovery of the COVID-19 crisis. According to Finance Minister Alberto…
Colombia’s notoriously optimistic finance minister said Sunday that his country is facing “the worst year in the economic history of the country.” In an interview with newspaper El Espectador, Finance…
Colombia’s finance minister has been linked to a Supreme Court investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe over a mafia conspiracy to rig the 2018 elections in favor of President Ivan…