Colombia–Ecuador trade slumps amid retaliatory tariffs
Trade between Colombia and Ecuador has fallen sharply after new tariffs were imposed, with business groups warning of mounting damage to the cross-border economy.
Trade between Colombia and Ecuador has fallen sharply after new tariffs were imposed, with business groups warning of mounting damage to the cross-border economy.
A Colombian military plane carrying 128 passengers crashed during a takeoff on Monday (23 March) from Puerto Leguizamo, on the border with Peru, killing 66 people, as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four who were still missing, according to a top official.
Colombia’s commerce minister, Diana Marcela Morales, has said she will propose raising tariffs on certain Ecuadorian goods from 30% to 50%, as a trade dispute between the neighbouring countries intensifies.
Millions of Colombian roses have arrived in the United States just in time for Valentine’s Day, keeping the country on track as the world’s second-largest flower exporter. Between 15 January and 9 February, Colombia shipped roughly 65,000 tons of fresh-cut blooms.
Colombian authorities on Wednesday (28 January) located a missing plane carrying 15 people in the northeast of the country, with no survivors found, an Air Force source and local media said.
World leaders and organisations have responded strongly to the United States’ military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and departure of President Nicolás Maduro. Many condemn the action as a breach of international law and calling for restraint and peaceful resolution.
India’s largest oil refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has taken a significant step towards diversifying its crude oil supply by purchasing Colombian crude, from state oil company Ecopetrol, for the first time.
At least 17 people, including students, were killed and 20 others injured after a school bus fell off a cliff in northern Colombia on Sunday, authorities said.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that a new phase of attacks against alleged drug traffickers will target land-based sites and “anybody” involved in the illicit trade.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia.
Forty years after the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz buried the town of Armero, Colombia, survivors, families, and officials gathered to remember one of Latin America’s deadliest natural disasters.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has condemned U.S. military operations against vessels in the Caribbean, which have resulted in dozens of deaths and heightened tensions in the region.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five alleged drug smugglers, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The operation marks an expansion of the Trump administration’s use of the armed forces in its counter-narcotics campaign.
A Colombian court has overturned former President Álvaro Uribe’s convictions for fraud and bribery, halting a years-long legal saga that had made him the country’s first ex-leader to face criminal sentencing.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from the U.S. military's strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs in the region.
Colombia said on Monday it has recalled its ambassador from Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, intensifying a feud stemming from U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs.
Colombian President Gustavo Pietro has said that the last boat bombed by the Trump led administration was a Colombian vessel carrying Colombian citizens.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday (August 28) praised Colombian President Gustavo Petro for deploying 25,000 troops to strengthen security in the Catatumbo region, a key area along the shared border between the two countries.
Venezuela announced the deployment of 15,000 military personnel to its border with Colombia on Monday to reinforce security and combat drug trafficking.
Colombian Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head during a campaign rally two months ago, died early Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him announced.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery, marking the country’s first-ever conviction of a former president.
At least 11 people have died after a landslide triggered by heavy rain struck parts of northwestern Colombia, local authorities confirmed Wednesday.
A landslide in northwest Colombia has left multiple people dead and injured, with rescue efforts still underway.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
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