Colombia is choosing a new president this weekend, and three very different candidates are leading the polls. On one side stands Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing senator who has spent years fighting for peace and justice. His father, a senator too, was killed in the 1990s during a wave of violence against l
Colombia wrapped up its main presidential campaign phase last Sunday with three massive rallies that felt more like rock concerts than political events. The biggest crowds turned out in three different cities: Barranquilla on the coast, Medellín in the business heartland, and Bogotá, the capital. Th
India’s biggest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, is set to raise the price of its vehicles because the cost of making them has gone up. The price hike comes after a chain reaction that began in the Middle East, where fighting has made it harder for goods to move around the world and has pushed up fuel pric
Argentina is about to pick a company to manage the Paraná River for 25 years, a deal worth up to $10 billion. This waterway is key for moving most of the country’s farm goods to global markets. The race is tight between two groups: one led by Jan De Nul from Belgium, which already runs the river, an
Indian leaders are telling people to marry in their own country instead of traveling abroad. The reason is the cost of oil and gas that India imports from the Middle East. When tensions rise near the Strait of Hormuz, prices go up and the rupee weakens. A weaker rupee makes it harder for pe
India’s market for vitamin pills and herbal boosters is booming, growing at roughly 12–15 % every year since 2020. People here now spend about $8 to $10 billion on these products yearly, numbers that could double by 2027 thanks to stronger health habits, rising incomes, and online shopping. Yet thes
India's leading non-banking financial company Bajaj Finance saw its net profit climb to 54. 65 billion rupees for the quarter ending March 31st. This figure nearly matched what financial analysts had predicted—a net profit of 54. 9 billion rupees. The company, known for being the biggest non-bank le
Colombia’s southwest has seen a sharp increase in violent incidents right before the upcoming presidential election. Since last Friday, armed groups have carried out 26 attacks using explosives and drones. One of the most severe blasts struck a highway between Cali and Popayan on Saturday, kil
India’s finance chief believes the country’s market watchdog should team up more with foreign regulators and lean on AI to handle cyber threats. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, she argued that clearer frameworks shared worldwide would make foreign investors more comfortable putting money into India’
Colombia’s president heads to Venezuela this week to talk border security with the country’s top diplomat. The two nations share deep connections—families live on both sides of a 1, 370-mile border, and nearly 3 million Venezuelans have moved to Colombia after years of economic trouble back home. Tr
