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According to printed reports in airline industry publications and El Tiempo, outgoing US Ambassador Kevin Whittaker announced that before the end of next year, Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport will have a US Immigration Pre-Clearance Facility. Such facilities are...

Fedex (NYSE: FDX), previously known as Federal Express, has been present in Colombia for 25 years, but has not been seen as the dominant player that it is in other markets. Fedex would like to convince us that a change is coming. A delegation of top executives has been in...

The U.S. Embassy in Bogota has announced that representatives from the Regional Federal Benefits Unit will visit Medellin, Cali and Bogota to offer services for beneficiaries or individuals with questions about U.S. Social Security and other federal benefits. To schedule an...

Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) this morning announced in a 6-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with its previously announced re-profiling plan for its capital structure, the commencement of an offer, outside of...

At an event today in Medellín, FedEx Express (FedEx),a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and billing itself as the world’s largest express transportation company, announced the launch of a new flight that will operate six times per week between Miami, Bogota, and Medellin....

Catalina Restrepo has spent just a year and a half at the helm of ACI Medellín, the city’s investment promotion agency. Still, in that time she has been able to leaver her mark and create a legacy. As the current mayoral administration comes to the  close of its four year term,...

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) has announced the closing of the previously-announced US$100 million gold and silver stream transaction with Triple Flag Mining Finance Bermuda Ltd. Proceeds from the stream will be used for general and working capital purposes and...

Prior to the OAS General Assembly held last month in Medellín, Colombia, member countries of the Organization of American States proposed to strengthen the use of technology to combat corruption in The Americas. “According to the Corruption Perception Index prepared by...

Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) has announced that it was awarded the Llanos-99 block in Colombia following the successful Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) bid round. This is the first new round of exploration licenses in Colombia in the past five years. The...

A bond issue was successfully completed last month in the amount of $131,350,000,000 Colombian pesos (Approximately $38.6 million USD) to finance the acquisition of the Transmilenio Phase I and II municipal bus fleet for the city of Bogotá’s 80th Street yard.  The transaction was...