Economy

Pandora enters the platinum-plated jewelry segment to strengthen resilience against rising raw material costs

Berta de Pablos-Barbier, CEO of the company. Photo: Courtesy

Panamanian President Asks Costa Rican Counterpart for Meeting to Speed Up Border Crossing

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino requested a meeting with his Costa Rican counterpart, Rodrigo Chaves, on April 24th to unblock the Paso Canoas border crossing and expedite commercial transit at this key customs post for Central America.

Ecuador will increase Colombian import tariffs from 30% to 50% starting March 1st

Portafolio Journalist 02/26/2026 08:11 Updated: 02/26/2026 08:43

JetSMART announced two new routes to Cúcuta and Bucaramanga from Bogotá, with fares starting at $84,500

Within the framework of the 45th Anato Tourist Showcase, held in Bogotá until Friday, February 28, Mario García, country manager of JetSMART...

Bancolombia assures it has overcome outage and is normalizing digital and physical services

After more than 12 hours of interruptions affecting access to essential services, Bancolombia reported that it has restored full operation of its c...

Tariff war makes trade with Ecuador unviable, warns Analdex

“The only ones benefiting from these actions are illegality.” This is how the president of Analdex, Javier Díaz, summarized the scope of the tariff measures adopted in the past hours by the government of Ecuador...

Bancolombia questions competitors over social media criticism: “It’s not fair, they’re capitalizing on our difficult time”

The president of Bancolombia, Juan Carlos Mora, spoke out after criticism from some competitors, including Nu Colombia, regarding the failures in the entity's service channels.

World Economic Forum President Resigns Over Ties to Epstein

The president of the powerful World Economic Forum, Norway's Borge Brende, announced his decision to step down on Thursday, following revelations of his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whom he met on multiple occasions. The organization confirmed the executive's departure, stating that board member Alois Zwinggi will serve as interim president and CEO.

Colombia's Largest Business Deal in 2025 Was the Sale of Banistmo for US$1.418 Million

The mergers and acquisitions market, known as M&A, in Colombia lost momentum in 2025. According to the annual report by Aon, prepared in cola...

Donald Trump assures his new tariffs will not require any congressional approval

Trump's words suggest he will not seek legislative support for the activation of this new phase of his commercial policy.

Bloomberg

Most Venezuelans expect the economy and labor market to improve in six months, as the United States eases sanctions and the government implements reforms to attract investment. Bloomberg A new AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News revealed that 58% of respondents expect to be able to buy more goods [...]

“For the country's largest bank to go down is like cutting off our oxygen”: companies react to Bancolombia's outage

The country's largest bank went down again. After the massive failure that affected its digital channels between Sunday the 22nd and Monday the 23rd of Feb...