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Bancolombia announced an agreement to acquire full ownership of GAH. Under the agreement, Bancolombia will buy the remaining 40% stake in GAH that it currently does not own. This transaction was approved by the Colombian, Panamanian, Guatemalan, and Barbados regulators.

Despite laying off thousands of employees, filing for bankruptcy, and asking the Colombian government for a $370 million USD bailout, FInance Colombia has learned that Avianca has paid bonuses of over $10 million USD to seven top Avianca executives. CEO Anko Van der Werff & CFO...

Bancolombia, Colombia's largest bank has issued a report panning Avianca proposed DIP financing plan from the point of view of current shareholders, and indicated that it would no longer be covering the bankrupt airline.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 388,300 people will die from COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean nations by October 1. Brazil is expected to exceed 166,000 deaths and Mexico 88,000. Six other...

Reverse Mortgages will now be legal in Colombia, says President Ivan Duque, providing a financial option that may benefit Colombian homeowners 65 years of age or older.

Bogotá firm ADDI has raised $15 million USD in venture capital to grow ADDI’s business in Colombia and to expand to new Latin American markets. Addi provides consumer point of sale financing for retail purchases as an alternative to credit cards.

AM Best has revised its market segment outlook to negative from stable on Colombia’s insurance industry, owing mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic damage, which will strain the segment considerably. A new Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “Market...

Fitch Ratings has assigned Banco GNB Sudameris S.A.'s (GNB) upcoming issue of U.S. dollar-denominated, 11-year Tier 2 notes an expected long-term rating of 'BB-(EXP)'.

Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH, BVC: PFAVH) confirmed in a filing with the US Securities & Exchange Commission that the information published on May 11 by newspaper El Tiempo, relating to the bankrupt airline’s five largest creditors is accurate. One of the motions the air...

Bayport closed a $12.5 million USD agreement with Incofin Investment Management to fund its operations in Colombia, where the company is a lender to pensioners and public sector employees.