<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow - Economy & Government Editor:LA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow - Economy & Government Editor:LA]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP8pHlWJ_6M/matthew-bristow</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Matthew Bristow - Economy &amp; Government Editor:LA</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP8pHlWJ_6M/matthew-bristow</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:22:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP8pHlWJ_6M/matthew-bristow.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Drug-Trafficking Gang Kidnaps 34 Soldiers in Colombia’s Amazon]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/drug-trafficking-gang-kidnaps-34-soldiers-in-colombia-s-amazon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/drug-trafficking-gang-kidnaps-34-soldiers-in-colombia-s-amazon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:45:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYHYZf.ZmHvc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYHYZf.ZmHvc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Colombia&apos;s Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a military ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb Explosion Hits Colombian City a Day After Double Massacre]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/bomb-blast-hits-colombian-city-a-day-after-double-massacre</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/bomb-blast-hits-colombian-city-a-day-after-double-massacre</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:23:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itMZlEo7O25o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itMZlEo7O25o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Law enforcement officers carry debris from the site of a bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 21. Photographer: Iusef Samir Rojas/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck Bomb and Deadly Drone Attack Shake Colombia]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/truck-bomb-and-drone-attack-on-cops-leave-colombia-reeling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/truck-bomb-and-drone-attack-on-cops-leave-colombia-reeling</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:36:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs and Gangs Are Menacing Latin America]]></title><description><![CDATA[A surge in cocaine production is boosting the power of organized crime. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-13/drugs-and-gangs-are-menacing-latin-america-from-colombia-to-mexico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-13/drugs-and-gangs-are-menacing-latin-america-from-colombia-to-mexico</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMEZGYcrO3k0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMEZGYcrO3k0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Colombian soldiers and policemen stand guard in a street in Argelia, Cauca department, Colombia in May. Photographer: Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombian Senator’s Murder Threatens Petro’s Radical Peace Plan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/colombian-senator-s-murder-threatens-petro-s-radical-peace-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/colombian-senator-s-murder-threatens-petro-s-radical-peace-plan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:49:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iu5BqA9PQHzE/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iu5BqA9PQHzE/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mourners pray Monday at the site in Bogotá where Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was shot in the head during a June 7 campaign rally.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia’s Biggest Cocaine Cartel to Talk Peace With Government]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/colombia-s-biggest-cocaine-cartel-to-talk-peace-with-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/colombia-s-biggest-cocaine-cartel-to-talk-peace-with-government</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:52:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_9d42k4esvg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_9d42k4esvg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gustavo Petro Photographer: Ferley Ospina/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Rattles Latin America by Weighing Using Military Force]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/trump-rattles-latin-america-by-exploring-use-of-military-force</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/trump-rattles-latin-america-by-exploring-use-of-military-force</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Vasquez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:25:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2zGcaVlHEFg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2zGcaVlHEFg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Trump told officials to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a report showed US job growth cooled sharply over the last three months.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petro Seeks Vote to Allow Changes to Colombian Constitution]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/petro-seeks-vote-to-allow-changes-to-colombian-constitution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/petro-seeks-vote-to-allow-changes-to-colombian-constitution</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:30:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJs5J2u2QrzY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJs5J2u2QrzY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb Attacks Rock Colombia After Presidential Candidate Shot]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/bomb-attacks-rock-colombia-after-presidential-candidate-shot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/bomb-attacks-rock-colombia-after-presidential-candidate-shot</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:48:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQNbiZgZHsIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQNbiZgZHsIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The aftermath of a bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia, on June 10.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petro Blames Global ‘Mafia’ for Colombia Assassination Plot]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/petro-blames-international-mafia-for-hit-on-colombian-senator</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/petro-blames-international-mafia-for-hit-on-colombian-senator</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:06:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivrfiVDPPH3I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivrfiVDPPH3I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A photo of Miguel Uribe with the phrase “We are waiting for you” on his seat at the Congress in Bogotá on June 9.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombian Inflation Slows More Than Forecast to Lowest Since 2021]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/colombian-inflation-slows-more-than-forecast-to-lowest-since-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/colombian-inflation-slows-more-than-forecast-to-lowest-since-2021</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:12:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Shot in Head ‘Needs a Miracle’ as Colombia Reels]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/senator-in-intensive-care-shows-colombia-spinning-out-of-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/senator-in-intensive-care-shows-colombia-spinning-out-of-control</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:50:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iltdwvFmhltI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iltdwvFmhltI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A protest against violence the day after the attack on Uribe in Medellin, Colombia, on June 8. Photographer: Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finance Chief Signals That Colombia Will Suspend Fiscal Rule]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-06/finance-chief-signals-that-colombia-will-suspend-fiscal-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-06/finance-chief-signals-that-colombia-will-suspend-fiscal-rule</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:47:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia Bonds Drop on Reports Fiscal Rule May be Suspended]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/colombia-bonds-drop-on-reports-that-fiscal-rule-may-be-suspended</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/colombia-bonds-drop-on-reports-that-fiscal-rule-may-be-suspended</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:03:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7rlp5CgiPUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7rlp5CgiPUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Colombian Congress in Bogota.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extorsiones guerrilleras limitan el desarrollo agroindustrial en los llanos colombianos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Años después del acuerdo de paz, nuevas guerrillas extorsionan a productores de palma, arroz y petróleo en Colombia. “Sin seguridad, nadie invierte”, advierte un empresario.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/colombia-enfrenta-repunte-de-extorsiones-en-regiones-agricolas-clave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/colombia-enfrenta-repunte-de-extorsiones-en-regiones-agricolas-clave</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 12:14:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSzXKDtrPv_I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSzXKDtrPv_I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>In this Feb. 13, 2015 photo, a truck loaded with crude from the Campo Rubiales oil field crosses the bridge over the Manacacias River in Puerto Gaitan, Colombia. A net oil importer not too long ago, Colombia is now the fifth biggest supplier to the U.S. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extortion Gangs Overrun Colombia’s Biggest Oil-Producing Region]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/colombia-extortion-gangs-reach-key-economic-energy-producing-area</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/colombia-extortion-gangs-reach-key-economic-energy-producing-area</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEdGgwy8kOow/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEdGgwy8kOow/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>In this Feb. 13, 2015 photo, a truck loaded with crude from the Campo Rubiales oil field crosses the bridge over the Manacacias River in Puerto Gaitan, Colombia. A net oil importer not too long ago, Colombia is now the fifth biggest supplier to the U.S. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petro Cites ‘Vampires’ After IMF Pauses Colombia Credit Line]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-27/petro-cites-vampires-after-imf-pauses-colombia-credit-line</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-27/petro-cites-vampires-after-imf-pauses-colombia-credit-line</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:02:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iK9MFT5JzBFA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iK9MFT5JzBFA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s president, speaks at the Catatumbo Social Pact in Tibu, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Colombia will spend 2.7 trillion pesos ($657 million) to fund programs to replace illicit coca crops and finance food production, as the government seeks solutions to the security crisis in the country&apos;s Catatumbo region.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Hosts Salvadoran Leader Who’s Aiding Migrant Crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-14/trump-hosts-salvadoran-leader-who-s-aiding-migrant-crackdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-14/trump-hosts-salvadoran-leader-who-s-aiding-migrant-crackdown</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isnSVJ1Tj.xo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isnSVJ1Tj.xo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Nayib Bukele</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia’s Top Central Banker Shrugs Off Attack by the President]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/colombia-s-top-central-banker-shrugs-off-attack-by-the-president</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/colombia-s-top-central-banker-shrugs-off-attack-by-the-president</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oscar Medina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:10:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbCaUKNacFw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbCaUKNacFw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Leonardo Villar at the Central Bank headquarters on April 1.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petro Accuses Colombia Central Bank of Trying to Sabotage Growth]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-31/petro-accuses-colombia-central-bank-of-trying-to-sabotage-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-31/petro-accuses-colombia-central-bank-of-trying-to-sabotage-growth</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Bristow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:45:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.6IcyybL79g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.6IcyybL79g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s president, speaks at the Catatumbo Social Pact in Tibu, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Colombia will spend 2.7 trillion pesos ($657 million) to fund programs to replace illicit coca crops and finance food production, as the government seeks solutions to the security crisis in the country&apos;s Catatumbo region.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>