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  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Colombia
    Colombia’s investment grade status at stake in tax battle

    Country could be ejected from elite group by rating agencies if reform package fails

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Colombia’s brave gesture of solidarity

    Offer of legal status to Venezuelan refugees is an example to other nations

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    News in-depthColombia
    Colombia’s ex-mayors tout hands-on experience in presidential race

    Candidates begin jockeying for position as Duque limps towards final 18 months in power

  • Sunday, 7 June, 2020
    Colombia
    Colombia’s president bets on ‘speedy recovery’ after coronavirus shock

    Iván Duque shrugs off worries about state finances and rules out tax increases

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Colombia
    Colombia protests pile pressure on president Duque

    Latin American nation hit by turmoil with curfews imposed and soldiers deployed

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    Latin America
    Colombians take to the streets in countrywide protests

    Marches come as discontent grows over labour reform, pensions and corruption

  • Monday, 2 September, 2019
    Colombia
    Colombia heads back towards its violent past

    Farc declaration of war raises fears of a fresh outbreak of conflict

  • Sunday, 16 June, 2019
    InterviewWorld6 min
    Colombian president Iván Duque on Maduro, drugs and the economy

    President takes tough stance on neighbouring Venezuela

  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2019
    Colombia
    Colombia’s peace deal comes under strain

    Protests come over presidential intervention while Venezuela’s meltdown fuels concerns

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  • Friday, 18 January, 2019
    Terrorism
    Death toll from Colombia car bomb climbs to 21

    Unconfirmed reports link bomber to country’s biggest guerrilla group ELN

  • Monday, 3 December, 2018
    Colombia
    Colombian politics drifts as Iván Duque faces reality

    President’s first 100 days marked by protests, tax reform failure and falling ratings

  • Wednesday, 8 August, 2018
    The FT ViewWorld
    Colombia’s new leader and the peace process

    President Duque should perfect the accord with Farc guerrillas

  • Tuesday, 7 August, 2018
    News in-depthWorld
    Duque faces tough challenges as Colombia’s new president

    Issues include shoring up peace process and dealing with neighbouring Venezuela

  • Sunday, 22 July, 2018
    World
    Farc members enter Colombia’s congress for first time

    Senior figures from once-feared guerrilla group sworn in as part of peace deal

  • Thursday, 21 June, 2018
    The FT ViewAmericas economy
    Latin America faces up to growing uncertainties

    Elections test region’s democratic mettle; markets test its finances

  • Monday, 18 June, 2018
    News in-depthWorld
    New Colombian president faces decades-old challenges

    Iván Duque will need to resolve a succession of long-term problems

  • Sunday, 17 June, 2018
    World
    Duque wins Colombia presidential election

    Rightwing candidate promises ‘new generation’ of leadership for scarred country

  • Friday, 15 June, 2018
    World
    Presidential hopeful Duque on course to inherit divided Colombia

    Fear of left trumps fear of right in bitter election campaign

  • Monday, 11 June, 2018
    News in-depthWorld
    Duque readies to become Colombia’s youngest president

    One-time lawyer set to lead third largest Latin American country without experience at governing

  • Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
    The FT ViewWorld
    Colombia turns a page in polarising election

    Despite divisions, there is much to celebrate in the first vote since Farc ceasefire

  • Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
    World
    Duque takes lead into Colombian presidential run-off

    Uribe protégé’s poll success caps remarkable advance

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