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S&P left Ecopetrol's individual standalone credit rating at 'bbb- ' with stable outlook, the company announced last week, after its acquisition of electrical grid operator ISA.

Along with Pereira and Manizales, Armenia is part of the Colombian “Eje Cafetero” (coffee axis), and its many coffee farms have become international tourist attractions. There are even coffee-themed and agriculture themed amusement parks nearby.

55% of Colombians support more trade barriers to imports of foreign goods and services, while a majority of 54% of Colombians still agree that “Overall, globalization is a good thing for my country.”

The amount represents claims for 5,158 insured risks, including real estate, public transport, private goods, vehicles, and cargo. According to Fasecolda, insurers expect to pay $154.7 billion pesos on 1,850 private risks, and $60.7 billion on 347 public-sector risks.

Colombia's "Comité Nacional de Paro," a coalition of labor unions and syndicalist groups has called for national strikes in Colombia for the 2nd time this year, after the government released a revised fiscal package.

Launching December 2023, guests can explore the hidden treasures of the Magdalena River for the first time aboard a new all-suite, eco-friendly river cruise ship.

Tecnoglass stock recently reached a high of $24.60 USD per share, almost five times its value of just a year ago.

Viva Air’s nonprofit affiliate has begun delivering thousands of books to rural and indigenous children. The initiative follows up on Viva’s delivery of 3,502 school supply kits to youth on the impoverished La Guajira peninsula.

Clopatofsky Ghisays, born in Cartagena in 1961, is a business administrator, with studies in Political Science at the Javeriana University, and a master's degree in Public Administration at Harvard University.