The 2016 total was more than half a billion dollars above the $5.2 billion USD reported in 2015 and puts the industry second in terms of foreign revenue generation after the oil sector.
Banco de Bogotá brought its mobile office to 24 areas of Colombia last year to show those in remote areas how various offerings can help them manage money.
Gran Colombia's massive lawsuit alleges that the local government failed to evict illegal miners from their sites of operations in Marmato and Segovia.
Findeter recognized Banco de Bogotá for financing an oncology unit at HOMI Foundation – Mercy Hospital in the capital that is helping care for children with cancer.