Colombia’s heavy hydro dependence and slow renewables buildout carry macroeconomic risk

Energy, Financing    Aug 24, 2026 3:22 PM

Aquiles Mercado's El Heraldo column frames global energy security as newly central to IMF and World Bank discourse, arguing that geopolitical instability – chiefly the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz risk – has pushed capital toward resource-rich, conflict-distant regions like Latin America, with Colombia positioned to benefit given its energy, mineral, and food resources.

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