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Colombia's finance minister, Dr. Alberto Carrasquilla

Colombia Issues New Bond Offering To Refinance 2021 & 2024 Tranches

Colombia announced last week the commencement of a global "new bonds offering" of new global bonds to be denominated in U.S. dollars due in 2030, and additional global bonds to be denominated in US dollars due in 2049.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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In 2019, Gran Colombia Gold Broke Quarterly & Yearly Production Records

Gran Colombia Gold has announced that it produced a total of 22,391 ounces of gold in December and a new annual record of 239,991 ounces for 2019

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

MAPFRE Insurance Signs Deal With Banco Pichincha For Voluntary Insurance

Spanish insurer MAPFRE has entered into a strategic alliance with Banco Pichincha in Colombia to offer insurance products to the bank's customers.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

EPM Water treatment facility. Photo courtesy EPM

32 Colombian Municipalities Facing Water Shortages

This year’s annual dry season that affects Colombia in December and January has seen the number of municipalities facing shortages grow to 32, according to the country’s minister of housing, cities and territories, Jonathan Malagón.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca December Passenger Traffic Down 6% From 2018

In December 2019, Avianca and its subsidiaries (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) transported 2,546,232 passengers, a 6% decrease compared to December 2018.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Medellín Utility EPM Reaches 3-Year Labor Pact With Unions, Installs Solar Panels On Plaza Mayor

Álvaro Guillermo Rendón López, the new General Manager of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) has announced that the Colombian utility has reached a 3 year labor agreement, signed January 24, between the company and its Sintraemsdes labor union.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Spanish Airline Plus Ultra Arrives In Colombia With Madrid-Cali-Cartagena Routes

Spanish Airline Plus Ultra Lineas Aéreas will begin operating a Madrid-Cali-Cartagena route beginning June 17th this year,

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

2020 Petroleum Exploration & Production In Colombia Expected To Increase By 23%

Today the Colombian Petroleum Association, (ACP for its initials in Spanish) presented their report on investment trends in exploration & production (E&P) for 2019 and their outlook for 2020, consolidating information from the 26 most important petroleum companies in...

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia May Have Its First Coronavirus Infection

A passenger arrived on January 25 in Colombia’s third largest city with symptoms conforming with those of the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The messenger, a male in his 40s, returned from China, passing through Spain & the United States on his way back to Colombia.

Posted On January 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss