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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated May 14, 2025

This privacy notice for Unido Digital Media LLC (doing business as Empleo Bilingue, Finance Colombia, Cognitive Business News, Finance Americas, and other properties) (“we,” “us,” or “our“), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process“) your information when you use our services (“Services“), such as when you:

  • Visit any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with our websites and the services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information beyond what may normally be included on a resumé or social media profile.

Do we receive any information from third parties? Generally, no. But if you are a potential purchaser of our services or our products, we may utilize business-to-business data enrichment platforms, for example to prepare for scheduled sales meetings to learn about your company or organization. These may include platforms such as LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, web searches, etc.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties.

How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting one of our several contact forms, such as the contact form on this website, via social media, such as LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/unido-digital/ or by contacting us. There are telephony links for Whatsapp on our websites. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

 

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us.

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

  • names
  • phone numbers
  • email addresses
  • mailing addresses
  • job titles
  • usernames
  • passwords
  • contact preferences
  • contact or authentication data

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Stripe and PayPal. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https://stripe.com/privacy and https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media account.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

 

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services(such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called “crash dumps”), and hardware settings).
  • Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
  • Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. The information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
  1. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • To create, manage and authenticate accounts: We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
  • To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
  • To respond to user inquiries and offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
  • To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
  • To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
  • To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
  • To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information in order to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience.
  • To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
  • To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.
  1. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:

  • Payment Processors
  • User Account Registration & Authentication Services

We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.

 

  1. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?

In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with, our Services.

The Services may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding any such third parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such third-party websites, services, or applications. The inclusion of a link to a third-party website, service, or application does not imply an endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services, or applications that may be linked to or from the Services. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.

  1. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.

  1. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or Twitter logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on such a social media platform.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.

  1. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

  1. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

 

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

  1. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [email protected].

  1. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

We have no presence in Europe, so if you are in Europe or anywhere else in the world, understand that you are using our website under the terms, conditions, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log in to your account settings and update your user account.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at [email protected].

  1. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

  1. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

  1. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

https://www.linkedin.com/company/unido-digital/

  1. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit the contact form on this website, use the Whatsapp icon, or via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unido-digital/

 

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Colombia’s finance ministry over the weekend announced that it would provide an 18 month loan of up to $370 million USD to Avianca Airlines, currently in Chapter 11 proceedings in US courts. The financing would be provided under Avianca’s proposed Debtor In Possession (DIP)...
Posted On September 1, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Posted On August 30, 2020
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Membership is only $19.95 per month, or 12 months paid in advance, a discounted $200 per year. One membership covers you and your spouse, or you and one other professional colleague. You will have the opportunity to provide membership details upon subscription. Our preferred...
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Posted On August 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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EPM Announces Its New Board Of Directors – Light On Corporate Governance Experience

This new board the mayor was able to assemble is notable for not including anyone with deep corporate governance experience or a background running multibillion-dollar international enterprises like EPM. Several nominations with corporate experience by the mayor publicly rejected...
Posted On August 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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In Deepening Crisis At EPM, Labor Union Demands CEO Explain Private Gym, Luxury Office Remodel Despite Austerity Orders

Adding to the turmoil at EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) since Medellín’s mayor Daniel Quintero took office and appointed CEO Álvaro Guillermo Rendón (above photo), the utility’s primary labor union SINPRO has issued a public demand for information on Rendón’s alleged...
Posted On August 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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President Ivan Duque Extends Colombia’s COVID-19 Emergency Until November 30

"We want to inform the country that a new phase begins on September 1, where we change the concept of Mandatory Preventive Isolation, with a significant number of exceptions, to having a concept of Selective Isolation, distancing and individual responsibility," said President...
Posted On August 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Daniel Quintero (photo courtesy EPM)
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EPM’s Board Drama Continues: 2 More Nominees Reject Mayor Quintero’s Appointment

Luis Fernando Rico, former general manager of another Colombian utility giant, Isagen along with the general manager of Colombian weekly newsmagazine Semana both rejected Quintero’s appointments, joining Claro Colombia CEO Juan Carlos Archila and Grupo Santo Domingo’s Alberto...
Posted On August 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Turmoil At EPM Deepens As Colombia’s Human Rights Tribunal Subpoenas General Manager

EPM's General Manager Alvaro Guillermo Rendón has been given 5 days to respond to a subpoena from Colombia's human rights tribunal, which has been seeking information regarding EPM's handling of the remains of conflict victims at its troubled Hidroituango dam.
Posted On August 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Cameron WIlson of Colombia Risk Analysis
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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
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Andicom 2020 Goes Virtual September 2-3: CINTEL’s Ericc Sanchez Discusses The New X-Tech Format

Executive Editor Loren Moss spoke with CIntel’s Ericc Sanchez Castillo about the unique format of this year’s ANDICOM and the added features enabled by the virtual format.
Posted On August 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Medellín’s Governance Crisis Spreads To Tigo Une: Federico Arango Toro Resigns Board Via Scathing Repudiation Of Mayor Daniel Quintero

“The recent acts under your responsibility as manager of EPM, and being mayor, as the president of its board of directors, reconfirms to me that the necessary identity of principles no longer exist to continue acting in the representation of EPM, for that I am presenting my...
Posted On August 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
South American magnate & former Avianca chairman Germán Efromovich
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Breaking News: Former Avianca Chairman Germán Efromovich Arrested On Corruption & Bribery Charges

Former Avianca chairman Germán Efromovich along with his brother José have been arrested in Brazil on charges of bribery and corruption as part of the Lava Jato investigation.
Posted On August 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Unimpressed By DIP Financing Plan, Bancolombia Terminates Coverage of Avianca

Bancolombia, Colombia's largest bank has issued a report panning Avianca proposed DIP financing plan from the point of view of current shareholders, and indicated that it would no longer be covering the bankrupt airline.
Posted On August 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Spirit Air To Fly Humanitarian Flights From Colombia To US In August

The U.S. Embassy has announced that Spirit Airlines will operate three humanitarian flights at the end of August from Colombia to the United States for US citizens and permanent residents that wish to return to the US during this period of closed airspace due to the Coronavirus...
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
(Photo credit: Avianca)
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Avianca Seeking $1.2 Billion USD Debtor In Possession Financing During Bankruptcy

Bankrupt airline Avianca has revealed that it is working on debtor in possession financing with several investment banks including Seabury Securities, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase; subject to approval by US Bankruptcy Court and creditors. The deal would potentially open a...
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Financial Entities Suspend “Commercial Relations” With EPM Citing Governance, Credit Concerns

EPM has received notification from local and international financial entities of the suspension of commercial relations, resulting in the reduction of quotas and credit limits in operations such as loans, exchange risk hedges and bank guarantees, after the board of directors quit...
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
US DFC CEO Adam Boehler and US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien joined Colombian President Iván Duque to announce the launch of the US-Colombia Growth Initiative. Photo credit: DFC
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Colombia, USA Announce Bilateral Investment & Rural Development Pact

US DFC CEO Adam Boehler and US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien joined Colombian President Iván Duque to announce the launch of the US-Colombia Growth Initiative to strengthen US-Colombia bilateral cooperation while leveraging US government resources to create economic...
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Ventilator bellows as designed by Medellín's Innspiramed initiative. Photo courtesy: Ruta N
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In A Rebuke To Mayor Daniel Quintero, Beverage Giant Postobón Withdraws From COVID-19 Pact With Medellín

Colombian soft drink producer Postobón has announced it is pulling out of the Innspiramed mechanical ventilator project due to concerns over governance and political intrigue following the resignation of the initiative’s manager Gabriel Sanchez, and Ruta-N’s entire board of...
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo courtesy: Proantioquia
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Potential Board Appointees Turning Their Back On Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero

Preciado took to Twitter to publicly reject the offer. Curiously these public rebukes took place after Quintero announced the appointments, leaving the question of whether he spoke to these individuals beforehand.
Posted On August 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Medellín's Féria de las Flores. Photo credit: Loren Moss
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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
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Fitch Downgrades EPM, Citing “Deterioration Of Corporate Governance” After Medellín Mayor’s Usurpations

After the entire board of directors resigned in protest of Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero's usurpation of board prerogative and corporate governance, international ratings firm Fitch has downgraded EPM's credit rating, and placed it on a negative ratings watch.
Posted On August 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Free Webinar August 26: Hydropower of Latin America: Implementation of HPPs Construction & Modernization Projects

Free webinar August 26: Hydropower of Latin America: implementation of HPPs construction and modernization projects 11 am Colombia time Organizer: Vostock Capital Website: https://www.latinamericahydrocongress.com/en/webinar
Posted On August 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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CEO, Entire Board Of Medellín’s Ruta N Resign 1 Day After EPM’s Board, Deepening Crisis For Mayor Daniel Quintero

Just one day after the board of directors of Medellín utility EPM resigned in protest, Medellín technology incubator Ruta N’s entire board of directors, citing a lack of confidence in Quintero’s stewardship.
Posted On August 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo montage courtesy EPM
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EPM’s Board of Directors Resign En Masse, Creating Crisis For Mayor Daniel Quintero

The board’s resignation left the utility’s CEO, Álvaro Guillermo Rendón trying to explain to the media and public why the entire board of directors resigning or the mayor’s actions are nothing to worry about.
Posted On August 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Lisa Mota Pinto is commercial vice president of the Viva Air Group.
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Viva Air Launches New Frequent Flyer Prepurchase Program

Medellín based low cost carrier Viva Air in association with travel technology company Caravelo, has launched a new product for its frequent passengers that allows them to pre-purchase packages of coupon vouchers redeemable for domestic or international flights, without having to...
Posted On August 10, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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IBM Opens Cognitive Process Transformation Center In Bogotá

IBM has announced the opening of its Cognitive Process Transformation Center in Bogotá Colombia, supporting IBM clients in Spanish, English & Portuguese with various outsourced back-office functions.
Posted On August 10, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Despite Temporary COVID-19 Plant Shutdown, Tecnoglass Reports Record Backlog, Margins

Barranquilla, Colombia based glass & aluminum manufacturer Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) reported second quarter results yesterday, highlighting a record $550 million USD order backlog, up 4.8% over the previous year, and record cash flow from operations of $24.3 million, despite...
Posted On August 7, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Airlines Reports $386 Million USD Loss For Q2 2020

Copa has now scheduled the restart of its regular commercial flights for September 4th, 2020.
Posted On August 7, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Little Caesars Pizza Coming To Colombia

Global pizza chain Little Caesar's is coming to Colombia. The first two restaurants in Bogotá will be located in the San Cipriano and Prado Veraniego neighborhoods of Suba, on the capital city's far north side.
Posted On August 6, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, 2 Sons Are Infected With Coronavirus COVID-2

1 day after being detained in house arrest by Colombia’s supreme court on charges of witness tampering, former president and current senator Alvaro Uribe is infected with the COVID-2 Coronavirus, that leads to the COVID-19 disease.
Posted On August 5, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Breaking News: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Under House Arrest

For the first time in modern history, a former Colombian president has been detained and must face criminal charges. Alvaro Uribe & his lawyer are charged with witness tampering and bribery in an attempt to falsely accuse an opposition senator.
Posted On August 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo credit: Laura LaRose via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/QACXgS Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license
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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
Photo of Marta Lucia Ramirez by Felipe Castaño, Vicepresidency of The Republic
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Exposed For Verified Family Ties To Narcotraffickers, Colombia’s Vice President Files Criminal Charges Against Investigative Journalist

Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez filed criminal charges against investigative journalist & British citizen Jeremy McDermott after he reported on a business deal between the Vice President's husband and alleged narcotrafficker and paramilitary leader Guillermo León...
Posted On August 1, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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DHL Express To Open 10 New Retail Service Locations In Colombia

DHL Express announced that it is in the process of opening 10 additional retail service centers throughout Colombia during the second half of 2020 to serve growing demand for international express shipping.
Posted On July 30, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo credit: Tienda Movistar» de Andreuvv - Trabajo propio. Disponible bajo la licencia CC BY-SA 3.0 vía Wikimedia Commons
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Movistar Issues $500 Million USD In Bonds

Telefonica’s Colombian subsidiary Colombia Telecomunicaciones, operating under the Brand name Movistar, has raised $500 million USD in senior unsecured notes, the company has announced. $350 million of the placement proceeds will be used to replace senior unsecured notes issued...
Posted On July 30, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Ecopetrol, Universities Launch Cosmetic Palm Oil Development Initiative

The initiative seeks to diversify the country’s economy, spur industrial innovation, and promote Colombia’s palm oil industry that enjoys significant sustainability and social advantages over other global palm-oil producing regions.
Posted On July 30, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Viva Air Receives Post COVID-19 Biosecurity Approval From Colombian Government

Colombian low-cost airline Viva Air became the first airline to receive the “Check in Certificado” safety certificate developed by Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce Industry & Tourism and issued by Colombia’s Institute of Technical Standards and Certification, ICONTEC.
Posted On July 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s 4G Autopista al Mar 1 Highway Project 71% Complete

In Cañasgordas, Autopista al Mar 1 will connect with the Autopista al Mar 2 project which runs from Cañasgordas to the Gulf of Urabá on Colombia’s Atlantic coast, where the Puerto Antioquia ocean port & terminal is under construction.
Posted On July 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Bogotá Class-A Office Space Pricing Down 8-9% According To Cushman & Wakefield

With several real estate projects expected to open in 2H2020, office rents are down and vacancy up in Colombia's capital city according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield. Net absorption is negative due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Posted On July 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Image courtesy Sanaty - Twitter https://www.facebook.com/ipssanaty/photos/pcb.1034819156654376/1034818803321078/
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QuestCap Social Impact Investors Take 28% Stake In Colombian Health Clinic Sanaty IPS

The company will also have an option to acquire an additional 10% equity interest in LCP Barbados from Latin-Canada Pharma within 60 days following the closing of the transaction by paying USD$600,000 to the shareholders of Latin-Canada Pharma Inc.
Posted On July 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Ivan Duque photo credit César Carrión of the Presidencia de la República
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Colombian Coronavirus Curfew, Lockdown & Quarantine Extended Until September

President Ivan Duque indicated that the mandatory isolation, which was set to expire this Saturday, August 1, has been extended to August 30, but with different restrictions depending on whether municipalities are low, medium or highly affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Posted On July 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Puerto Antioquia, Gulf of Urabá, Colombia. Photo courtesy of Puerto Antioquia Holdings
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Puerto Antioquia Gets $110 Million USD Debt Financing From Global Infrastructure Partners

Global Infrastructure Partners Capital Solutions Funds I and II (“GIP CAPS”) has closed on a $110 million USD secured holding company term loan investment  in Puerto Antioquia Holdings S.A.S., the port terminal in the Gulf of Urabá on the Atlantic coast of Antioquia, Colombia
Posted On July 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Above: PriceSmart has installed enclosures around cashiers to isolate them from shoppers during checkout, along with other safety measures. Pricesmart Medellín photo: Loren Moss
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PriceSmart Sales Down Less Than 2% In June Despite Coronavirus Restrictions

PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) announced that for June 2020 net merchandise sales decreased 1.5% to $249.2 million USD from $253.1 million in June a year earlier in its warehouse clubs in The Caribbean & Latin America.
Posted On July 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Pideka SAS / Ikänik Farms Selling Cannabis Oil In Colombia For Human, Veterinary, Research Uses

Ikänik Farms says that it has obtained all required pharma and agronomic certifications, enabling it to be the first in Colombia to complete a seed to "commercial sale", for use in the pharmaceutical form known as formula magistral.
Posted On July 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca Not Renewing Certain Employment Contracts Due To Bankruptcy & Pandemic

Avianca is not renewing employment contracts after filing for bankruptcy. Many employees are on furlough, some of those will not return, no matter Avianca's outcome.
Posted On July 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo courtesy Pionerasdev
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PionerasDev Wins $50,000 USD Grant From IBM For Developing Colombian Women In Programming

IBM has announced that it has awarded a $50,000 USD grant to Colombia-based PionerasDev, a nonprofit whose mission is to create and cultivate self-managed communities for women to learn and work on computer and web programming.
Posted On July 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
EPM Headquarters Building in Medellín's Plaza Mayor
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EPM’s New Dollar-Denominated Debt Rated As BBB By Fitch

Fitch Ratings has assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P.'s (EPM) proposed senior unsecured U.S. dollar debt issuance that matures in 2031. Fitch has also assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to the company's proposed reopening of its 8.375% senior...
Posted On July 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
This familiar view of the Capitol’s East Front appeared in Die Gartenlaube, a popular German illustrated weekly newspaper. Published in Leipzig, the periodical was aimed at the middle classes and deemed a “friend of the family,” both for its instructive and entertaining content and generous use of images with text. The Capitol exterior was completed two years before this publication, during the Civil War, and its image appeared frequently in international periodicals. 1865, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
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94 US Congress Members Call Out Colombia’s Duque Administration For Failures To Protect Human Rights Defenders & 2016 Peace Accord Implementation

Yesterday, almost 100 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to put additional pressure on Colombian President Ivan Duque to implement the 2016 Peace Accords signed by previous President Juan Manuel Santos, and also to reverse the...
Posted On July 7, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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After First COVID-19 Tax Holiday Devolves Into Fiasco, Colombian Government Pushes E-Commerce For Next Two, Restricts In-Store Sales

After the first COVID-19 tax holiday was condemned as irresponsible, the Colombian government is restricting electronics & appliance sales during the next two tax holidays taking place in July where shoppers will be exempt from the country's 19% VAT tax.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Extends Curfew Until July 15, Some Discretion For Restaurants & Worship Delegated To Mayors

President Ivan Duque announced a further extension to Colombia’s national curfew in response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic to July 15 in Decree 878 of June 25, but also modified Decree 847 of June 14, allowing limited pilots of restaurant and church reopenings.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Image by Finn Maxwell Cousineau from Pixabay
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5 Firms To Begin 5G Network Trials In Colombia While 4G Deployment Continues

In July, 5 companies will begin 5G network trials in the Colombian cities of Medellín, Bogotá, Tolú, Barrancabermeja, and Cali. Meanwhile the country announced a strategy to move consumers at least to 4G and dismantle the aged 2G mobile telecommunications network.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
The above IHME map shows the mean value (across the 1,000 regressions that IHME runs in its SEIR model) of effective reproductive number, R, on June 9. Infections on June 9 roughly correspond to cases of COVID-19 on June 20 given the average duration of 11 days between infection and being reported as a case. Where this value is greater than 1, it means that every person infected with COVID-19 will produce more than one additional infected person. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R needs to be less than 1. The map shows that on June 9 in many parts of the world, R was lower than 1, including many parts of North America, Europe, Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Locations that are showing effective R values greater than 1, which means that the number of cases of COVID-19 in the population is growing, include several states in India, the US, Mexico, and Brazil, as well as many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, such as Argentina, Chile, and Indonesia. Several countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as Turkey and Iran, also had R values greater than 1 as recently as two weeks ago.
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Up To 81,942 May Die In Colombia From COVID-19 Says University of Washington Institute

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 388,300 people will die from COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean nations by October 1. Brazil is expected to exceed 166,000 deaths and Mexico 88,000. Six other...
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Telecomunicaciones’ (Movistar) Credit Ratings Remain Stable

Fitch says Movistar has a diversified service portfolio with a national footprint and improving 4G and fiber broadband networks. Mobile accounts for approximately 60% of revenues in 2019, in line with the regional median.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia UK Bilateral Trade Agreement Passes Out Of Colombian Senate

A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Above photo: Tecnoglass products make up the facade of distinctive architecture such as Fordham University (photo courtesy of Tecnoglass)
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Tecnoglass Announces Q2 Cash Dividend

Headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Company operates out of a 2.7 million square foot vertically integrated, state- of-the-art manufacturing complex that provides easy access to the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Latin American Corporate Defaults Expected To Rise, says Fitch

The number of defaults in 2020 is on pace to exceed that of 2019 with indications there will be more to follow, given 6 group-level defaults YTD compared with 6 in all of 2019, and the high number of ratings at ‘CCC’ or below categories.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Foreign Investors Still Confident In Colombia, According To Survey by IPAs

The study revealed that 66% of the surveyed businesspeople were optimistic regarding the operations of their companies in Colombia, while 30% feel the same in respect to the performance of the economy in general.
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo of Nicolas Takahashi by Liliana Padierna
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Video (Spanish): How Viva Air Plans To Protect Passengers From COVID-19

Viva Air ha tomado medidas para volar de nuevo, y proteger sus pasajeros y tripulación. Gracias a sus nuevos protocolos de bioseguridad, a la limpieza constante de sus aviones y a los filtros especiales HEPA del aire en las cabinas, el riesgo de contagio de Covid-19 se reduce al...
Posted On June 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Spirit Airlines Fined By US Government For Unethical Behavior, Violating Passenger Rights

Spirit was found guilty of undercompensating passengers, forcing them to sign untruthful documents, and denying their rights after overbooking flights.
Posted On June 23, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Airlines Fined BY US Department of Transportation $450,000 For Illegal Flights Between US & Venezuela

 The U.S. Department of Transportation fined Copa Airlines $450,000 for unlawfully transporting passengers between the United States and Venezuela via a stopover point. Copa was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations.
Posted On June 23, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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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
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UPDATED: Spirit Air To Fly Humanitarian Flights From Colombia To US In July

The U.S. Embassy has announced that Spirit Airlines will operate three humanitarian flights on April 30, May 1 and May 3 from Colombia to the United States for US citizens and permanent residents that wish to return to the US during this period of closed airspace due to the...
Posted On June 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Bogotá’s Mayor Threatens To Shutter PriceSmart, Makro

Claudia Lopez, Bogotá's increasingly strident Mayor last week threatened to shutter retailers Makro & PriceSmart on a radio interview, saying the stores were not doing enough to fight the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted On June 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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72% Of All SIC Platform Complaints Against Airlines In Colombia Filed Against Avianca

Colombian air travel passengers have battled with airlines over fare refunds more than any other complaint during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, according to the Superintendence of Commerce.
Posted On June 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Anti-Über Order Struck Down In Colombia By Superior Court of Bogotá

Yesterday, Bogotá's Superior Court struck down the administrative ruling by Colombia's Superintendence of Commerce that banned Über's operations from the Andean nation.
Posted On June 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Viva Air Begins Domestic Humanitarian Flights Between San Andrés Archipelago & Colombian Mainland

Last week, Viva Air began limited domestic humanitarian flights returning residents of the San Andrés Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea from other parts of mainland Colombia and also bringing home mainland Colombians who were stranded on the Islands. On the first flight, 150...
Posted On June 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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