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New York, January 20, 2016 (PRNewswire) — E-Commerce is going mobile and innovative technology is allowing consumers around the world unprecedented access to products. Consumers are no longer limited to the product selection at their local store or even in their own...

Michael R. Bloomberg today launched Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire Latin American and Caribbean cities to develop bold new ideas that solve major problems and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities. The...

Moody’s Investors Service announced yesterday that it has downgraded Colombia’s government controlled petroleum company Ecopetrol’s senior unsecured ratings to Baa3 from Baa2. At the same time, the company’s BCA (Baseline Credit Assessment) was lowered to ba3 from...

Sweeden based Transcom WorldWide AB, trading on the Stockholm NASDAQ exchange (STO:TWW) today announced that it will close its loss-making contact center in Cali, Colombia, and that the board of directors is evaluating strategic alternatives for the company’s remaining Latin...

For the second year in a row, Finance Colombia will be participating as a media sponsor of Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes, at the JW Marriott in Bogotá February 23 & 24th.  As the only conference in the Andean region bringing together Colombian and Peruvian capital...

The City of Bogotá controlled telecommunications company, Empresas Telefonicas de Bogotá (ETB) (BVC:ETB) has seated a newly formed board of directors that, in their first meeting, elected Jorge Castellanos Rueda (above) as the new president. In Colombia, it is common for...

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC), formerly known as Pacific Rubiales, announced on Thursday that it has elected to utilize the 30 day grace period pursuant to the indentures governing its 5.625% notes due January 19, 2025, and its 5.375% notes due...

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CGOOF)  announced today that national and regional police authorities in Buriticá, Antioquia launched a significant operation to evict illegal miners from unsafe areas near the company’s Veta Sur operations in the town of Buriticá...

Tecnoglass can be called one of the first true Colombian multinationals, going beyond selling to other Latin American countries and establishing a significant market presence in the United States, which now accounts for more than half of revenues. With headquarters on Colombia’s...

Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil, also known as Aerocivil,  approved 57 new airline routes requested by airlines in 2015, including 34 national and 23 international routes. From the dates of approval, airlines have up to 180 days to provide service on those...