Colombia and the Americas, on the record.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 (UTC)

Banco de la República holds benchmark rate at 12.00%

Portafolio's Sept 21 indicators set the central bank's rate at 12.00% and the country's usury rate at 29.24%.

Colombia central bank projects 3.1 million fewer students by 2050Andrés Felipe CárdenasCartagena to host 11th edition of +CTG creative economy summitIsabela MorenoIndonesia to hold business mission in Chile for critical minerals partnershipsIsabela MorenoBancolombia warns customers to pause before acting on urgent messagesAndrés Felipe CárdenasEcopetrol executives held meetings at veterinary clinic, forensic audit suggestsAndrés Felipe CárdenasContractor alleges Andrés Idárraga sought Ecopetrol office leases in Cartagena and BogotáAndrés Felipe CárdenasEcopetrol bondholders approve absorption of solar park Portón del SolAndrés Felipe CárdenasEcopetrol cancels workover campaign in Sabana de Torres after minors enter facilitiesAndrés Felipe CárdenasGeoPark enters Venezuela with Grupo Gilinski partnershipIsabela MorenoGoogle and Claro executives tell Cali congress technology must serve business goalsIsabela MorenoArmed men burn Ecopetrol machinery in Yondó, AntioquiaSantiago MejíaEcopetrol names interim vice president for energy transition, replaces two executivesLaura JiménezAvianca and Latam reopen Colombia-Venezuela air routes in SeptemberTomás ArangoAvianca resumes Bogotá-Caracas flights and opens Maracaibo routeCamila OrtizColombia names nine for Ecopetrol board ahead of September 15 shareholders' voteLaura JiménezDe la Espriella backs Joaquín Gutiérrez for Ecopetrol presidency, but board holds final voteAndrés Felipe CárdenasColombia declares state of economic emergency after August 10 earthquakeAndrés Felipe Cárdenas