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Colombia’s Special Migration Administrative Unit has announced that from July 25 of 2015, a new cedula de extranjeria complying with Article 75 of Decree 834 of 2013; Colombian legislation that stipulates this will be the only valid identification documents for foreigners...

Medellín’s municipal owned utility EPM and the EAFIT university have joined forces, sharing knowledge, innovation and expertise to design and enter a new solar car to compete with the top engineering universities from around the globe in the World Solar Challenge, to be...

Colombia remains among the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, with government estimates signaling the country will grow approximately 3.5 to 4% in 2015, while the country’s central bank forecasts a 3.2% increase in GDP. At a time of domestic and external challenges,...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (May 27, 2015): IMD, a global business school with campuses in Switzerland and Singapore, today announced its annual world competitiveness ranking. As part of its ranking of 61 more developed and sizeable economies for 2015, the IMD World Competitiveness...

Grupo Sura (OTC: GIVSY), the parent company of the insurance company in Colombia, announced today that it has selected ClickSoftware’s (NasdaqGS: CKSW) cloud-based mobile workforce management solution for its roadside assistance business. ClickSoftware’s solutions will facilitate...

Colombia may be the newest route for migrants traveling illegally to the United States from third countries, according to a new documentary by the Discovery Channel and Caracol Television.  The country serves as a transit point for many who undertake this perilous journey,...

Colombia’s transformational 4G highway overhaul project creates business opportunities for local banks, but with those opportunities come funding challenges, says Fitch Ratings. The most significant challenge for 4G is attracting a broad range of international financing....

Finance minister Maurice Cardenas signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreement, with US Ambassador Kevin Whitaker last Wednesday. The bilateral agreement is aimed at combating offshore tax evasion by promoting the exchange of information between...

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) announced today that the 2015 EMC Heritage Trust Project is now accepting nominations for grants. Grants will support projects that practice and encourage the stewardship of cultural information in local communities around the world. To date, EMC has...

Praxis, the multinational provider of IT and consulting solutions to the banking, finance and insurance sector, has announced its development of a new electronic records solution that turns mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets into data capture devices that can be used...