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Negative yields on long-dated government securities are more reflective of distorted market conditions than of stronger sovereign credit profiles, Fitch Ratings says. Lower interest service costs support sovereign creditworthiness, but this must be weighed against the impact of...

Moody’s Investors Service last week downgraded to B2 from Ba2 LifeMiles Ltd.’s corporate family and senior secured ratings. The outlook has been revised to negative from stable. LifeMiles, Ltd. is a coalition loyalty, program and the sole operator of Avianca...

Ontario, Canada based Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN) a company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, just announced that its common shares have begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Thursday, July...

Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) has announced that it produced a total of 18,882 ounces of gold in June bringing the total for the second quarter of 2019 to 57,882 ounces, up 9% over the second quarter of 2018. For the first half of 2019, the company produced a...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Credivalores Crediservicios S.A.S.‘s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B+’ and Short-Term Foreign Currency IDR at ‘B’. The Rating Outlook was revised to Negative from Stable. Fitch also affirmed...

At the behest of Colombia’s National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) scientists from the United States government spent two weeks in Colombia observing and analyzing the environmental impacts of the Hidroituango contingency, the troubled hydroelectric dam construction...

Colombia’s former intelligence chief, Laude José Fernández Arroyo has been detained and is currently under house arrest; having been charged with illegally wiretapping ACDAC, the pilot’s union that had been involved in a bitter strike with Avianca during 2017. Fernández headed...

According to analysis provided by Bancolombia, Colombia’s consumer price index recorded a monthly increase of 0.27%, coming in at 6 basis points higher than the 0.21% expected by economic analysts. The inflation rate is higher than that of the past decade, 0.23% Costs of produce...

According to ratings firm Fitch, Half-cycle costs for Latin American oil and gas companies increased only slightly in 2018 by 3 percent, versus an 11 percent increase the prior year, according to a new  report the firm issued. “The 2018 increase was caused by higher lifting...

Earlier this month, ride hailing firm Uber’s offices in the Plaza Claro commercial center in Bogotá was ordered closed and sealed by authorities. Though Uber’s legality in Colombia is controversial and fiercely opposed by taxi syndicates, the closure seemed to have a curious...