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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...

Earlier this month, according to various eyewitness reports, around 100 independent Rappi delivery contractors burned their trademark orange merchandise totes in front of Rappi’s offices in the north of Bogotá.  Rappi delivery contractors are not employees but independent...

Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH; BVC: PFAVH; “Avianca”) and Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (NYSE: FTAI) yesterday announced that, in accordance with Avianca’s fleet plan and the continued implementation of the “Avianca 2021” transformation plan, Avianca...

Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS) (BVC: TGLSC) Colombia’s largest manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular...

Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE: BAP) announced last week that it has reached an agreement to acquire 74.49% of the capital stock of Banco Compartir S.A. one of the leading microfinance banks in Colombia, from a group of shareholders including Colsubsidio, Cafam, Comfandi, Comfenalco...

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced yesterday that Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, together with its consortium partners, was awarded a 4-year framework agreement for plant turnaround services by Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE: EC BVC: ECO) for its Barrancabermeja...

FRISS and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) announced last week that SURA Colombia (SURA) has deployed its integrated claims fraud detection program for motor personal lines with the FRISS accelerator for Guidewire ClaimCenter. According to FRISS, SURA Colombia is the first...

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) announced today that Canadian Billionaire Eric Sprott has agreed to purchase 10,645,200 common shares of the company at a price of $3.10 Canadian dollars per share, representing a 2.9% discount to the five-day volume weighted average...

Avianca has confirmed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission The Appointment of Anko Van Der Werff as its new CEO effective July 15

During his visit to Seoul, South Korea, the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy From MinTIC, Colombia’s Ministry of Information & Communications Technogy, Jehudi Castro Sierra, met with his South Korean counterpart Won Ki Min. Won also serves as the head of Artificial...