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Reverse Mortgages will now be legal in Colombia, says President Ivan Duque, providing a financial option that may benefit Colombian homeowners 65 years of age or older.

Colombian pork exports begin this weekend, with the shipment of 25 tons to Hong Kong and 25 tons to the Ivory Coast, from the port of Cartagena.

Colombia took first place in the Global Big Day birdwatching event organized by Cornell University. Of 1,440 species observed, 600 species were seen in Antioquia, 548 in Valle del Cauca, 532 in Meta, and 505 each in Caldas & Cundinamarca departments.

A post-Brexit trade deal between Colombia and the United Kingdom was approved by Colombia’s congress in its first debate. The bill seeks to maintain trade integration, market access and commercial relationship between the two Atlantic countries.

Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism has launched a biosafety certification for the tourism sector that allows tourism services providers to demonstrate compliance with mandatory protocols issued by the national government.

g and 80% of respondents stated that they would like to telework more in the future. Colombians are those most enthusiastic about telework at 80%, followed by Portugal with 77%, Mexico 76%, Brazil 72% and finally Spain and Italy, both with 68%.

The U.S. Embassy is tracking ongoing protests outside the U.S. Embassy (Bogotá, Colombia) along Avenidas Esperanza and El Dorado. Clashes with police and violent demonstrations have been reported.

Finance Colombia readers are invited to attend a virtual tour around the production site of Ecopetrol’s Cartagena Refinery within the Online Business Congress and one-on-one Meetings during the “Colombia Oil and Gas 2020” congress  July 22-24.

Bogotá firm ADDI has raised $15 million USD in venture capital to grow ADDI’s business in Colombia and to expand to new Latin American markets. Addi provides consumer point of sale financing for retail purchases as an alternative to credit cards.

Beyond the expected, some interesting names appear on the list of those with the most to lose should Avianca end up liquidated. The City of New York Group Trust?