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Despite ongoing local and global uncertainty, Colombia’s economy continues to show encouraging signs of recovery.

During the meeting of energy ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged the Wayúu communities to halt attempts by Glencore, Cerrejón, and Drummond to export coal to Israel.

During his visit to Monómeros’ headquarters to review the company’s financial statements, infrastructure, and the working conditions of its 522 direct employees and nearly 1,200 indirect workers, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, praised the company’s resilience and strong performance despite the significant challenges it faces.

Colombia’s traditional export landscape is undergoing a quiet transformation. For the first five months of 2025, remittances from Colombians abroad nearly equaled revenues from oil exports—once the country’s dominant source of foreign currency.

President Gustavo Petro announced that the government had reached an agreement to end the mining strike in Colombia, following a series of negotiations that produced key commitments for the sector.

We called last week’s opinion article in ePower Colombia “One year more” on the last year of Gustavo Petro’s mandate. Apparently only one person opened the article, and that might have been our editor, preparing for this week’s HCC opinion. Maybe we are all just tired of thinking about Colombian politics and the current government.

In a bold move aimed at reshaping Colombia’s resource distribution model, presidential hopeful David Luna proposed a radical overhaul of the royalty system to combat poverty.

The Colombian government has announced the resignation of Lena Yanina Estrada from her post as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente).

Amid growing concerns over Colombia’s looming gas shortage, the Petro administration appears to be opening the door, albeit quietly, for Drummond Energy to produce gas from coal bed methane (CBM), a resource found in unconventional reservoirs.

A recent decree issued by the Colombian government under President Gustavo Petro is putting the future of “works for taxes” projects at serious risk for 2026.