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Medellín’s newly elected mayor, Federico Gutierrez Zuluaga , upon taking office January first, immediately appointed engineer Jorge Londoño de la Cuesta (above) as the general manager of Empresas Publicas de Medellín (EPM), the multinational utility company directly owned by the...

Colombia will strengthen the quality, efficiency and citizen participation of fiscal controls with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB’s $30 million loan is designed to strengthen the Contraloría General de la Republica, the government...

Empresas Publicas de Medellín (EPM) the City of Medellín-owned multinational utility announced last week the signing of a $1 billion USD loan from a syndicate of banks in a club deal to fund growth plans in 2016, including the Ituango hydroelectric project. Bank of America and...

Colombia will reduce the gap in access to potable water, basic sanitation and electricity services along its Pacific coast with the assistance of a $231.4 loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The Pacific coastal region has a population of 1.6 million people, about...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has unveiled the initial results of a new methodology to measure the costs of traffic congestion and improve understanding of how poor traffic mobility affects the economy and productivity of cities in Latin America and the Caribbean....

Fitch Ratings today has announced credit rating actions for Medellín, Colombia. As Colombia’s second largest city and economy, the rating action reflects Medellin’s financial strength, its importance in the national context as well as its manageable debt metrics. Key Rating...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $500 million loan that will support reforms of Colombia’s financial system and contribute to the economic growth of the country. The reforms are designed to promote an increase in financing for productive development,...

The Internet Corporation For assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has concluded its inaugural forum on September 28 in Bogotá, held to address topics related to the Domain Name System, internet infrastructure, and the new gTLD program. The LAC-i-Roadshow is part of the regional...

Already under construction, the Ágora Bogotá International Convention Center is slated to open the first trimester of 2017, and has already booked significant events such as the World Neurosurgery Congress in 2021, and the One Young World youth event. The new convention center...

Satellite operator SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today the kickoff of annual training for the Andean Community as part of the company’s stated goal of providing worldwide training to broadcast communities in regions of the world where SES operates. SES-10 is a new...