# Colombia's Rising Political Risk: Is It Creating An Investment Opportunity?

> Seeking Alpha reports that rising political risk is weighing on the Colombian peso and stocks ahead of the May presidential election. The article cites a leftist candidate leading in polls and ELN guerrilla attacks that cut January oil production.

- Date: 2018-03-12 · published 2018-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66294-colombia-s-rising-political-risk-is-it-creating-an-investment-opportunity
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker peso raises the local cost of imported feed inputs for Colombian producers, and oil supply disruptions affect the country's export earnings.

## Read by commodity

- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- seekingalpha.com: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4155543-colombias-rising-political-risk-is-it-creating-an-investment-opportunity

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