BOGOTA, July 2 (Reuters) - Colombia's President-elect Abelardo De La Espriella said on Thursday he has instructed incoming Finance Minister Miguel Gomez to travel to Washington to meet international banks and multilateral lenders as part of an effort to refinance the country's public debt and ease pressure on state finances.

The incoming minister's father, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was serving as justice minister in 1984 when he was gunned down in Bogota on Pablo Escobar's orders.

Colombia’s incoming finance minister is pledging to implement tighter fiscal policy, warning that the nation’s budget deficit is significantly wider than official figures suggest.

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Colombia wakes up to a sharp political turn to right as Abelardo de la Espriella's preliminary victory redraws the country's path on security, economy, and peace.

Colombia and Portugal met in Miami to decide the Group K winner at the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup — the biggest ticket draw so far.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s plan was nearly perfectly executed. The only thing missing was a goal. Didn’t matter — it goes into the knockout stage as a group winner. Colombia finished the World Cup ’s opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium in front of an electric crowd of supporters,

Leftist candidate Iván Cepeda conceded Wednesday to right-winger Abelardo de la Espriella as Colombia’s president-elect, accepting the results of Sunday’s second-round election.

Colombia has been labeled a World Cup dark horse after topping Portugal in Group K. Here's why Los Cafeteros could go all the way.

Colombia have won their World Cup group and head into the knockout stage dreaming of a deep run, one that may have been sparked by a humbling defeat to France just months earlier.