Petro Petro Is the Favorite to Win Columbia's Presidency

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Gustavo petro is the favorite to win columbia's presidential election. The first round of voting is this week end. Petro wants a green economy and an end to new coal and oil exploration. And what would it mean for the region more broadly if he wins?

China has offered “a few hundred million dollars” in lending to Sri Lanka to help alleviate a shortage of essential goods, Wall Street investors got spooked by an earnings warning from Snap, and the FT traced a massive European bank sell-off to one fund manager. Plus, Colombia looks ready to elect a former guerilla turned economist as its next president.

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