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Latin American oil and gas explorer GeoPark Limited announced this morning a new oil field discovery following the drilling of exploration well Tilo 1, located on the Llanos 34 Block in Casanare Department,Colombia, several hours East of Bogotá. GeoPark operates and has a 45%...

As the digital revolution transforms the economy, one megabank chairman warned his staff recently, “The industry faces more change in the next 10 years than there has been in the past 200.” So where will those banking changes emerge in 2015? Let’s use the familiar categories of...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2015 Call for Proposals of the Initiative for the Promotion of Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports projects aimed at resolving shared challenges and seizing opportunities for...

On March 3rd and 4th over 350 delegates will gather at the JW Marriot in Bogotá for the 4th annual Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes. The leading event in banking and finance in the Andean region, the symposium brings together public and private financial institutions,...

By leveraging specialized technology for the transportation of perishable goods, Avianca Cargo was able to transport a wide variety of flowers, along with other cargo, from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, San Juan Puerto Rico, London,...

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), announced the signing of a new-build, 199-room Crowne Plaza® hotel in Medellin, Colombia. The hotel will be located in Medellin’s”El Poblado” neighborhood, occupying one of two towers in the Palmanova luxury, mixed-use...

Millicom International Cellular, operating in Colombia and other Latin American markets as Tigo, reported last week strong revenue growth, up 14.9% to $6.39 billion (all figures in USD) and an EBITDA of $2.09 billion, revealing a solid operating margin of 32.8%. The resultant...

Colombia has made significant strides in the shift to electronic payments, but further progress in addressing the informal cash economy, increasing merchant acceptance and consumer adoption is needed to further advance the shift to digital payments in the country, according to a...

Above photo: ViveAgro Founders Juan Pablo Arbelaez & Felipe Arbelaez During the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week recently, the two brothers Felipe and Juan Pablo Arbelaez, founders of Vive Agro, were selected by Endeavor Colombia as the 2014 Endeavor Entrepreneurs....

Colombian mobile operators Claro, Telefónica Movistar and Tigo and trade association Asomóvil, together with the GSMA industry group today announced a series of joint initiatives to enhance mobile users’ experiences throughout the country. These initiatives are supported by the...