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“Medellín has stood out as a pacesetter, not only in Colombia but in Latin America," said Natalia Martínez-Kalínina of the Cambridge Innovation Center.

SENA expects Fondo Emprender to fund around 420 entrepreneurial ideas that will create more than 2,000 new jobs.

"We make a digital banking platform that works across the mobile channel, internet banking channel, smartphones, tablets," says Marcelo González of VeriTran.

July's rate of 3.4% is a decrease from the 3.99% seen in June and represents the 12th straight month that inflation has fallen.

"This has been a very nice success story of a family-based company that has grown into a large corporate," says Santiago Giraldo, the new CFO of Tecnoglass.

Los Andes jumped from 10th to 5th since last year, helping to put Colombia in the TACTICS group of nations that are "most likely to become future higher education stars."

Santiago Giraldo will replace Joaquin Fernandez, who will move to a new financial role related to the company's operating subsidiaries.

Robertson, the current chief financial officer of Eco Oro, is filling a void left by the recent resignation of Mark Moseley-Williams.

"You could say that this is a year of transition, and we are adjusting ourselves to a new reality,” said Juan Carlos González of Yamaha Incolmotos

"You see many companies that have accessories, but they are luxuries — not functional ones," said Juan Carlos Serna of Rothar.