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Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Outlook for Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana’s (GRUPO SURA) long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDRs at ‘BBB-‘. Fitch has also affirmed outstanding debt...

In February, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) transported 2,049,954 passengers, up 7.4% compared to February  of 2014. Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 6.8%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs...

The President of  Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, said today that Colombia successfully placed a new $1 billion (USD)  bond issue on the global debt market yesterday, demonstrating the world’s confidence in the soundness of the Colombian economy. “We placed  a billion...

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (NYSE: BLX, “Bladex”), the Panama-based supranational bank established by the central banks of 23 Latin-American and Caribbean countries to promote foreign trade finance and economic integration in the Region, announced...

PRAXIS, a Mexican transnational corporation, and provider of technology solutions, announced the availability in Colombia of “Pay Wallet”, their electronic wallet model for corporations and banking institutions, that in the form of an application, enables the information exchange...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A. E.S.P.’s (ETB) ratings as BBB- regarding Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). ETB has COP 530 billion senior notes due 2023 at ‘BBB-‘, and the agency has...

Banco Davivienda (BVC: PFDAVVNDA), a subsidiary of Grupo Bolivar, announced it will host its Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call & Webcast Presentation on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Conference Call in English at 10:30am Eastern Time To participate, please dial:...

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Continental Gold Ltd. CEO Ari Sussman says the mining company is preparing to list shares on the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, with a target of raising roughly $20 million (USD) to increase liquidity and the company’s investor base. The...

The Minister of Finance, Mauricio Cardenas, said Tuesday that the economic activity during 2014 grew by 4.6% from the previous year, according to figures published by DANE, Colombia’s official statistics agency. “The result of 3.5% for the fourth quarter allowed the...

Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas, confirmed last Monday “absolute support ” by the national government for the proposed construction of the Metro de Bogotá, the capital city’s planned subway and light rail project. While participating in the...