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Ecopetrol (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) announced last week that its board of directors appointed Juan Carlos Echeverry as the new CEO of the company, effective April 6, 2015. With extensive knowledge of economics, the ability to lead processes of change, experience in...

Avianca will inaugurate its nonstop Bogotá-Los Angeles-Bogotá flight on July 1st, giving travelers access to over 2,000 seats per week, along with available seats through three daily flights from San Salvador to the movie capital. According to Avianca CEO, Fabio Villegas Ramírez,...

The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) has launched its first mobile app, geared towards business owners in Latin America and the Caribbean. FINPYME is designed to help small business owners and executives improve their competitiveness and access advisory services on the...

As part of their public debt program, Colombia auctioned $350 billion in treasury notes, denominated in UVR (Units of Real Value), with maturities of 5, 10 and 20 years. The placement corresponds to 1.616 billion UVR. The yield on the issue is 1.83% for 5 year maturities, 2.65%...

Avianca Holdings S.A., (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), announced this week its fourth quarter 2014, financial and operational results. The carrier earned an adjusted net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 of $47.4 million, excluding special items, while posting an adjusted...

The Japanese rating agency Rating and Investment Inc. (R & I) has upgraded Colombia’s long-term debt rating from BBB- to BBB with a stable outlook. R & I confirmed its confidence in the country’s economic stability in recent years, noting that Colombia recorded real GDP...

The Colombian Finance Ministry issued $700 billion pesos (roughly $280 million USD) of public debt through Colombia’s domestic financial markets last week, with yields of 5.18% increment for five year maturity, 6.492% for a ten year term, and 735% for a 15 year maturity. The...

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the winning cities and countries selected to participate in a new phase of the foundation’s Global Road Safety Initiative, which aims to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes. With a new commitment of $12...

Latin American oil and gas explorer GeoPark Limited announced this morning a new oil field discovery following the drilling of exploration well Tilo 1, located on the Llanos 34 Block in Casanare Department,Colombia, several hours East of Bogotá. GeoPark operates and has a 45%...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2015 Call for Proposals of the Initiative for the Promotion of Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports projects aimed at resolving shared challenges and seizing opportunities for...