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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

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Guest Analysis: Migration Colombia Adjusts Procedures For Visas & Renewals Due To COVID-19

According to experts and attorneys at Expat Group, Colombia’s foreign ministry and immigration authority, Migración Colombia have taken measures to accommodate those foreign nationals that find themselves within Colombia’s borders during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic and the...

Posted On May 25, 2020

, By Jaime Aristizabal

Guest Analysis: Colombia Freezes Visa Deadlines & Expirations For Foreigners

Posted On May 17, 2020

, By Jaime Aristizabal

Invest Pacific Executive Director Alejandro Ossa Cardenas

Guest Editorial: Nearshoring, The Best Opportunity On The Other Side Of The Pacific

As companies shift their location strategy from Asia to the nearshore, Cali, Valle del Cauca and Southwest Colombia provide options to be considered, says Alejandro Ossa, executive director of Invest Pacific

Posted On May 12, 2020

, By Alejandro Ossa

Guest Editorial: Coronavirus & Democracy In Latin America

It is curious how the Latin American giants Brazil & Mexico, with active representative democracies, have minimized the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic as a minor flu. They may yet face serious consequences.

Posted On April 27, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Empty airport with idle workers and no passengers. Photo © 2017 Loren Moss

Guest Editorial: The Airlines Are In Quarantine

Several international airlines had a few months to live if their planes were still on the ground. In the case of Latin American airlines, Avianca was forecast three months; to LATAM four months; to Azul six months and to COPA ten months, among others.

Posted On April 21, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Guest Editorial: Oil Crisis – Project Iceberg

This oil crisis is quite different from the previous ones because instead of raising the price of a barrel of oil, it lowers it to levels well below the world standard cost of production due to the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic.

Posted On April 17, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar