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The international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Colombian retail insurance broker Guianza S.A. Corredores de Seguros (Guianza), subject to regulatory approval. The...

The Colombian Oil & Gas Congress, organized annually by ACIPET (Acronym in Spanish for the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers) and Corferias, is the principal petroleum industry event held in Colombia, and billed by its organizers as the fourth most important in...

Epson is promoting its new line of cartridge free inkjet printers designed for SOHO (Small Or Home-Office) environments by offering free prints of photographs or documents to the public at certain locations throughout Bogotá. The “Ecotank” system is built into a line of printers...

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) has issued a statement indicating that, along with partner Anadarko, it has verified the presence of hydrocarbon resources at the ultra-deepwater depth of 3720 meters, via its Kronos-1 well in the Fuerte Sur block. This...

Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA), has held onto its position as the top airline in on-time performance and flight completion in Colombia during first half of 2015, according to aviation research and data collection firm FlightStats. Copa completed the first six months of the year with...

According to an announcement made at the Global Business Travel Association Convention on Sunday,  Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is building two new Radisson Blu hotels in Colombia, making this the Radisson Blu brand’s first foray into Latin America, along with its renovation of...

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)—Wisconsin based vehicular filter maker Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI), has announced this month the agreement to acquire 100% of Industrias Partmo S.A. Partmo, a $15 million (USD annual revenues) manufacturer of replacement air, lube and fuel...

CALGARY, July 22, 2015 – PRNewswire – Gran Tierra Energy Inc.  (NYSE MKT: GTE, TSX: GTE), today announces that it intends to implement a normal course issuer bid through the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the NYSE MKT. Pursuant to the bid and subject...

In June, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) (*) 2,336,139 passengers, up 10.2% compared to June 2014. Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 7.7%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs (revenue passenger...

Fitch Ratings-New York-21 July 2015: Fitch Ratings has completed its review of Colombia’s five largest banks and their related entities. As a result of the review, the ratings for Bancolombia and Banco Davivienda have been upgraded and the ratings for Banco de Bogota, BBVA...