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.