Medellín water rationing starts as El Niño drains reservoirs; utility EPM warns the cuts could last into 2027, and a national energy-saving plan begins.

Colombia country risk jumped to 142 basis points after the 2027 budget, as gas reserves shrink below six years and 60 percent of grid projects stall.

Gold fell Monday as higher US rate expectations and a stronger dollar bit, while silver edged up. Mexico and Peru sit at the centre of the supply story.

Medellín water rationing starts as El Niño drains reservoirs; utility EPM warns the cuts could last into 2027, and a national energy-saving plan begins.

Colombia jobs grew by 578,000 in a year, but agriculture lost 204,000 and seven of ten new July posts are self-employment, raising informality fears.

Sheinbaum delivers her second report today with record FDI as headline, while Washington pushes investment screening and Chinese auto imports fall 31%.

Tumaco port fuel volumes topped 762,000 barrels in eight months, up 57.8% over all of 2025, as new tankers join the supply plan for Nariño in Colombia.

Colombia power demand rose 6.49% in July amid blackout threats; a savings plan now charges excess use, and gas autonomy has a 2032 deadline.

On the Uruguay River, the HIF hydrogen dispute is de-escalating through relocation, while a US$800 million pulp mill plan revives Botnia-era fears.