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US Citizens Abroad, Be Sure To Vote In The Upcoming Election. Here is How:

You can use the FWAB as an emergency, back-up option if you do not have time to return your local ballot. If you send a FWAB and subsequently receive your local ballot, you can vote with the local ballot, too – your election official will count only your local ballot, and you...

Posted On October 15, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Hidroituango spillway photo courtesy EPM

EPM’s Hidroituango: New Report By Independent Geological Engineering Expert Challenges Existing Narrative

This is the abridged version of a new independent technical study of the Hidroituango Hydroelectric Dam project tunnel collapse on Colombia's Cauca River by Canadian geological engineering expert Dean Brox. According to Mr. Brox, serious design flaws and critical decisions led to...

Posted On October 5, 2020

, By Dean Brox

Guest Editorial: Restore Confidence in Medellín

In recent weeks, the harmony of Medellin's governance with the city's civil society has been affected by a series of decisions originating from the Medellin mayor's office that interfere with the regulations and corporate governance of companies so emblematic of the city & the...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

From Tomato-Thrower To Banana Republican, Can Medellin’s Mayor Daniel Quintero Learn Good Governance (Please?): Op-Ed

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Cameron WIlson of Colombia Risk Analysis

What To Expect In 2nd Half Of Colombian President Ivan Duque’s Term? Colombia Risk Analysis Predicts In This Exclusive Video Interview

The report’s co-author Cameron Wilson took time to speak with Finance Colombia executive editor Loren Moss about the many points covered by the report, including what to expect in the second half of Colombian President Ivan Duque’s term.

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Medellín's Féria de las Flores. Photo credit: Loren Moss

Guest Editorial: Another 8/11 To Remember

The decisions of Mayor Quintero and his CEO at EPM without having his Board of Directors present on one side; and on the other with a similar behavior in Route N put asunder respect for the institutions and good governance of both entities; valuable heritage of our community.

Posted On August 18, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Photo credit: Laura LaRose via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/QACXgS Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license

Cuban Doctors Deploying To Medellín? Not All Roads Lead To Cuba In International Cooperation – Op Ed

A leaked letter showed that Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote the cuban government asking for Cuban doctors to potentially come to Medellin and help with the COVID-19 Pandemic. But he bypassed Colombia's foreign ministry and ignited a major controversy that a more experienced...

Posted On August 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Editorial: President Duque’s “Day Without Sales Tax” Devolves Into Public Health Fiasco

Colombia's "Day without Tax" may have undone in less than 24 hours the country's past three months of success in battling the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. Even if the government decides to lift curfews and restrictions, this may have been the dumbest possible way to do it.

Posted On June 21, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Guest Editorial: The Challenging New Path For Tourism In Medellín & Antioquia

Of all the economic sectors in Antioquia & Medellin, tourism is the most affected, including its entire value chain including lodging, travel agencies, air, land, river, & maritime transport, gastronomy, bars, and entertainment. Its recovery is the most complex of all,...

Posted On June 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Colombia's Tatacoa Desert image by Makalu from Pixabay

Fitch: Real GDP Will Fall 4.5% in Colombia & 3.9% In Chile; Countries Will Struggle To Recover

Further reductions to our growth forecasts for Chile (A/Negative) and Colombia (BBB-/Negative) due to the coronavirus pandemic will mean faster increases in budget deficits and public debt this year, Fitch Ratings says. The ability to develop credible medium-term plans to reverse...

Posted On May 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss