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"Colombia is a key part of our strategy to invest more across the region,” said Ryan Brennan, vice president of OPIC.

Haley will be joined by the U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, and Kirsten Madison, a high-level drug enforcement official.

The new plants are a THC-dominant variety, which trigger a psychoactive response, whereas the earlier crop were cannabidiol, or CBD, dominant.

"It is TalentoTotal's mission to shed light on the immense untapped talent pool that exists within these communities," says TalentoTotal founder Gem McCreary.

Designed for early-stage companies in the seed stage, Startup Battlefield Latin America will kick off on November 8 in São Paulo,

This represents an uptick from the 8.7% rate registered in June 2017. The overall second quarter unemployment rate this year was 9.4%

The decision to maintain the current rate was approved unanimously by all seven members of the board of the Banco de la República.

The agreement intends to give Colombian companies the same access conditions as local firms to the markets of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

“Many leaders of the land reclamation movement have been killed, including my father,” said Ramón Bedoya of Colombia.

The global consultancy says that its Medellín tech center will grow to employ up to 500 people within a year.