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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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Carrao Energy parent Arrow Exploration Corp. (TSXV: AXL) has announced that it has negotiated an amendment and extension to its $5 million USD promissory note with Canacol Energy Ltd. (TSX: CNE, BVC: CNE.C, OTCQX: CNNEF) Under terms of the amended note, Arrow agreed to appoint VP...
Posted On January 6, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Juice & Chocolate Vendor Kasa Wholefoods S.A.S. To Be Purchased By Canada’s Flora Growth Corp.

Canada based Flora Growth Corp. has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 90% equity interest in Colombian juice producer Kasa Wholefoods Company S.A.S. Kasa produces exotic Amazonian fruit juices and chocolates under the “Mamba” brand in Colombia....
Posted On January 6, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Interview: Ad Mogul Kevin Roberts Talks About Exploring Colombia, Lovemarks & The Coming Death of Agencies

Finance Colombia’s Executive Editor Loren Moss was fortunate enough to sit down with Kevin Roberts when he was in Colombia for the WOBI World Leadership Forum last month. Kevin is the former chairman of global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi where he invente...
Posted On January 6, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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4 Attractive Colombian Business Locations You’ve Probably Overlooked

Colombia’s economy continues to grow, and the country attracts more foreign direct investment every year. Just this October, over a billion US dollars in FDI was announced at investment Promotion Agency ProColombia’s 2019 Investment Summit. Colombia’s capital of 9 million souls,...
Posted On January 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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UN Board Allocates To Colombia 56.5 Ton High-THC Regulated Marijuana Production Quota

The UN body allocated 131,000 pounds of dried marijuana flower production to Colombia, 21.84% of the entire world total.
Posted On December 30, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Colombia's President Ivan Duque (l) with Dr Mabel Torres, the new Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation
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Dr. Mabel Gisela Torres Named Colombia’s 1st Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque today named Bahía Soláno, Chocó native Mabel Gisela Torres Torres PhD as Colombia’s new minister of Science, Technology & Innovation. Torres is a scientist from Colombia’s Pacific Coast who after 9 years of study abroad, returned to the...
Posted On December 30, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Jorge Londoño De la Cuesta is the former CEO of EPM
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CEO Jorge Londoño Resigns From EPM

Finance Colombia has learned that Jorge Londoño De la Cuesta has resigned his post as head of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), the country’s largest energy provider. Though it was expected De la Cuesta would be replaced by the incoming administration of mayor-elect Daniel...
Posted On December 30, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Inmobiliaria Bondue Issues $5 Million USD Credit Facility to Toronto Based CBD Developer Avicanna

Toronto based Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of organic and sustainable plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, has announced last Friday that it has entered into a...
Posted On December 30, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Sylvia Constain, Colombia's Minister of Information Technology & Communications (with microphone)
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Colombia Auctions Mobile Spectrum To 3 Bidders For $1.5 Billion USD

In an auction that raised 5 trillion pesos ($1.5 Billion USD), Colombia allocated mobile spectrum to operators America Movil (Claro) (NYSE: AMX, BMV: AMXL) and Millicom (Tigo) (NASD: TIGO, STO: TIGO SDB), and to British private equity investors Novator Partners. Telefónica’s...
Posted On December 30, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Considering Doing Business In Colombia or Latin America?

Leverage the expertise & on-the-ground experience of the publishers of Finance Colombia. The publisher of Finance Colombia, Loren Moss, backed by an experienced multinational team of professionals stands ready to place our over 15 years of in-country experience at your...
Posted On December 29, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s President Signs Fiscal Stimulus Package Into Law

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque yesterday signed the Law 2010 of December 27, 2019 called the “Ley de Crecimiento Económico” or “Economic Growth Law” after it was approved by Colombia’s congress. The administration hopes the law will spur foreign direct investment and grow the...
Posted On December 28, 2019
, By Loren Moss
One of Avianca new 787s at Medellin's Airport
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Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Avianca Holdings To ‘B-‘ From ‘SD’ & LifeMiles To ‘B+’ From ‘B-‘ On Debt Restructuring Completion

S&P Global Ratings last week raised its issuer credit rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘SD’ and its issue-level rating on the 9% senior secured notes due 2023 to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC-‘ and the 8.375% senior unsecured notes due 2020 to...
Posted On December 28, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Video footage where SIC head Andrés Barreto rules Uber illegal in Colombia
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Colombian Government Issues Cease & Desist Order to Uber, But Uber Continues to Operate

Colombia’s commercial regulatory authority, the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC), has ordered popular ride hailing platform Uber to cease operations in Colombia. So far Uber has rejected the order, indicates it is appealing, and continues to operate. Uber is very...
Posted On December 28, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Arturo José Galindo Andrade Appointed Co-Director Of Colombia’s Central Bank

Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez announced yesterday, from his Twitter account, the appointment of University of Los Andes economist Arturo José Galindo Andrade as the new co-director of the Banco de la República, Colombia’s Central Bank, replacing José Antonio Ocampo. “I...
Posted On December 28, 2019
, By Loren Moss
President Duque announces new measures in the low-income Cartagena neighborhood of El Pozón during a Christmas gift handout event. Photo credit: Juan Pablo Bello – Presidencia de la República
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Colombia’s New Minimum Wage For 2020 Rises 6% To $877,803 Pesos Per Month

Colombia’s government has raised the minimum wage for 2020 by 6% to $980,657 Colombian Pesos ($298.92 USD) per month, including the transportation subsidy mandatory for employees making less than twice the official minimum wage. The minimum monthly salary will be set at $877,803...
Posted On December 28, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Telefónica Sells 2,029 Mobile Towers In Ecuador & Colombia To Phoenix Tower International

After announcing a plan to move away from Latin American markets, Madrid based Telefónica (BME: TEF) has sold 621 Colombian mobile telephony towers to Florida-based Phoenix Tower International, and agreed to sell 521 more Colombian towers and 1,408 towers in Ecuador. In Colombia,...
Posted On December 24, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Mineros S.A. & Royal Road Minerals Announce Colombia Gold Mining Joint Venture

Royal Road Minerals Limited (TSXV:RYR) announced today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Mineros S.A. (BVC: MINEROS) in relation to the company’s Guintar and Niverengo concessions and its Margaritas title application (The “GNM Project) in Antioquia, Colombia....
Posted On December 23, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Carlos Ruiz is the new vice-minister for housing in Minvivienda
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Economist Carlos Alberto Ruiz Appointed Colombia’s Vice Minister of Housing

Minvivienda, Colombia’s ministry of housing has announced that 28 year old macroeconomics profesor Carlos Alberto Ruiz Martinez has been named the vice-minister in charge of housing for Colombia. Ruiz is an economist at Universidad Nacional (National University) and holds a...
Posted On December 23, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Telecom ETB Announces Results of $400 billion COP Tender For Outstanding 7% Senior Notes Due 2023

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá S.A. E.S.P. announced earlier this month the final tender results in connection with its previously announced offer to purchase for cash up to $400,000,000,000 COP in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7.00% Senior Notes due 2023...
Posted On December 23, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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GoldMining Closes On Acquisition of Yarumalito Gold Project

Vancouver based GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD; OTCQX: GLDLF) has completed its indirect acquisition of the Yarumalito Gold Project located in Antioquia, Colombia. A GoldMining indirect subsidiary paid $200,000 CAD in cash and delivered 1,118,359 newly issued common shares of...
Posted On December 23, 2019
, By Loren Moss
P.A. Concesion Ruta Al Mar Colombia (Credit: P.A. Concesion Ruta Al Mar)
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Ruta Al Mar Behind Schedule, Fitch Rates Concession’s Senior Secured Notes BBB-, Outlook Remains Negative

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ and ‘AA+(col)’ ratings of the UVR-denominated senior secured notes of P.A. Concesion Ruta al Mar for up to $522 billion COP, due in 2044. The Ratings Outlook remains negative. Ratings Rationale The Negative Outlook...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Gran Colombia Gold Files 43-101 Technical Report For Its Marmato Project

Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today that it has filed a preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) technical report on its Marmato Project (the “Technical Report”) pursuant to Canada’s National Instrument 43‐101 – Standards of Disclosure for...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Arrow Exploration Announces Q3 Results, Seeks Strategic Alternatives

Arrow Exploration Corp. (TSXV: AXL) has announced the filing of its 2019 third quarter unaudited financial statements and MD&A and the initiation of a strategic alternatives process. Third Quarter Financial and Operating Results Arrow Exploration’s Financial Statements and...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Bancolombia in Medellín, Colombia.
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Bancolombia’s Proposed Tier 2 Subordinated Notes Rated Ba3(hyb) By Moody’s

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Ba3(hyb) rating to the proposed US Dollar-denominated contractual non-viability Tier 2 subordinated notes to be issued by Bancolombia S.A. (NYSE:CIB) of Medellín, Colombia. The notes will be due in 2029. The capital securities are...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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ProColombia Announces Over $1 Billion USD In New Foreign Direct Investment

With more than 1,000 business meetings held at Colombia’s recent Colombia Investment Summit 2019, Colombia’s national Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) ProColombia announced over $1 Billion USD in new foreign direct investment (FDI). These include an investment by the US...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Saudi Arabia Green-Lights Importation of Colombian Beef

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted phytosanitary certification for exports from four Colombian beef processors, allowing Colombian ranchers to tap into Saudi Arabia’s $400 million USD beef market. Red Cárnica S.A.S. from Córdoba (belonging to Athena Foods, of Minerva...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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African Delegation Visits Medellín To Study Bicycle Transportation

Last month a delegation of functionaries from Kenya, Ghana & Ethiopia were in Medellín to understand the success Colombia’s second largest city has had in implementing bicycle friendly infrastructure in the city’s urban transport ecosystem. The mission participants studied...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Canacol Energy Is Now Producing & Marketing LNG In Colombia To Compete With CNG

Canacol Energy Ltd. (TSX: CNE; OTCQX: CNNEF; BVC:CNEC) has commenced the production and sale of liquified natural gas (“LNG”), the first such operation in Colombia.  Canacol Energy is also in negotiation with Galileo Technologies to form a joint venture which will install...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
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LATAM Airlines Selects Interpublic Group Subsidary As Global Marketing Agency

Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has announced that Graphene, a customized team of talent and resources from a range of Interpublic Group agencies, led by McCann Worldgroup and IPG Mediabrands, has been selected by LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE: LTM) to continue as its global marketing...
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s Pension Reform Hampered By Political Tension

According to a new report by Colombia Risk Analysis, the debate underway over pension reform in Colombia is plagued with misinformation and confusion resulting from the current divisive political climate in the country, and conflicting objectives by various political actors....
Posted On December 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Gran Colombia Gold Breaks Gold Production Record In November

Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) announced Monday that it produced a new monthly record total of 21,835 ounces of gold in November, surpassing its previous best month in February earlier this year. This brings the total for the first 11 months of 2019 to 217,600...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Guest Editorial: It May Be Time To Reconsider Uranium Mining Securities

Uranium Crunch Time: Don’t Miss Out ‘Twas the night before the NFWG report, when all through the White House, all manner of creatures were stirring…” … but honestly, most had other things on their minds, like subpoenas and impeachment. Despite this, Donald Trump’s Nuclear Fuel...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Lobo Tiggre
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Vostock Capital Releases New Report On Desalinization For Latin America

Vostock Capital´s team of analysts has prepared a report on the status of desalination industry in mining. The need for desalination in the mining sector continues to increase; today we see the existence of vast mineral reserves in Chile, Peru and other countries, with plans to...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Horacio Triana (courtesy Insight Crime)
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US Trial Sheds Little Light On Colombia’s Shady Emerald Mining Industry

The US court case of Horacio Triana, known as Colombia’s “emerald czar,” will focus on drug trafficking charges and is unlikely to shine a light on a complex web of links between the country’s emerald industry and a range of criminal interests. In November, Triana pled guilty...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Seedstars Selects 9 LatAm Startups During Medellín Summit To Compete Globally At Seedstars World In Switzerland

Global emerging market startup accelerator Seedstars has named its nine most promising startups from Latin Amercia in front of over 200 guests at Medellin’s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB). These nine early stage companies will represent the region at the Seedstars...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Colombia Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez with Chevron Colombia President Marc Payne
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Chevron-Texaco Backed Women’s Empowerment Center Opens In Quibdó, Chocó

Quibdó is the capital of Chocó, Colombia’s largest Pacific-Coast department that is too often neglected by Colombia’s central government when it comes to investment, security and development. Though poverty-stricken and lacking development, Chocó is known for its natural beauty,...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Accenture Launches NanoLab In Medellín’s Ruta-N

Last week Accenture (NYSE: ACN) opened its first NanoLab in Ruta-N in Medellín. The NanoLab will immerse local Accenture customers in the latest emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, extended reality, quantum computing, robotics, cybersecurity, blockchain,...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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The World Leadership Forum Continues To Grow as Medellín’s Premier Annual Leadership Event

November 26 and 27 saw the latest iteration of the World Leadership Forum in Medellín co-sponsored by WOBI and the Medellín mayor’s office, taking place in Medellín’s Plaza Mayor convention center. This year the event brought in seven globally recognized keynote speakers, and is...
Posted On December 11, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Frontera Energy Quifa field Meta Colombia oil petroleum
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Frontera Energy Announces 2020 Capital Plan, René Burgos Diaz Joins Board of Directors

Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) last week announced its full year 2020 capital plan and guidance information. According to the company, the 2020 plan and guidance has been developed with the following four key objectives: Delivering sustainable levels of production and...
Posted On December 10, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Invenergy Woodville Solar Farm, photo courtesy Invenergy
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EPM Signs Renewable Energy Deal With Chicago-Based Invenergy For 500MW By 2025

Chicago based Invenergy, a privately held company that develops and operates sustainable energy solutions, Monday announced that it has executed a strategic partnership agreement with Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) to develop, build, and operate large-scale wind and solar...
Posted On December 4, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Protesters in the Colombian capital of Bogotá, Colombia: EEIM – CC BY-SA 4.0,
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Explainer: Why Are Colombians Protesting & Striking?

On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Tecnoglass Delisting from Colombia’s BVC Stock Exchange, Remains Committed To NASDAQ

Colombia’s largest glass manufacturer Tecnoglass (NASD: TGLS; BVC: TGLSC) has announced that it will begin the process to delist ordinary shares from the “Bolsa de Valores de Colombia,” (BVC) Colombia’s principal stock exchange based in Bogotá. “As we have shifted from under 60%...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s President Ivan Duque To Tap Ecopetrol For $1 Billion USD To Fund Promises, Quell Protests

At the instruction of the Colombian President Ivan Duque’s finance ministry, Colombia’s state-controlled petroleum company, Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC, BVC: ECOPETROL) has called for an extraordinary meeting of shareholders for December 16th at 7:30am in Bogotá’s Corferias...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Hotel Occupancy Sets Record For January – September 2019

Statistics announced by Colombia’s DANE statistics agency indicate that for the first 3 quarters of 2019, hotel occupancy reached a rate of 56.7%, and hotel revenues rose 11.7% over the same period the previous year, and the highest in the past 14 years. José Manuel Restrepo,...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Reduces Import Duty On Heavy Trucks Powered By Natural Gas, Electric Vehicles

The Colombian government announced last week a reduction on the import duty against heavy trucks from 15% to 5%. The decree 2051 of November 13, 2019 was enacted, also setting the tariff as zero for the importation of electric vehicles. This rate will expire in 2027 and is...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
The Higabra Valley Tunnel at Continental Gold's Buriticá goldmine in Antioquia.
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Continental Gold Acquired By China’s Zijin Mining For $1.05 Billion USD

This morning, international mining companies Continental Gold of Toronto, Canada (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) and Zijin Mining Group Co. of Fujian China (SSE:601899; SEHK:2899)  have announced that Zijin is to acquire all outstanding shares of Continental at a price of $5.50 Canadian...
Posted On December 2, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Chevron Sells Colombia Upstream Operations To Ecopetrol Subsidiary Hocol

US based petroleum supergiant Chevron-Texaco (NYSE: CVX) and Colombia’s state controlled Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC, BVC: ECO) Subsidiary Hocol have announced the inking of a deal for Hocol to acquire Chevron’s 43% stake and operational responsibility in the Asociación Guajira project,...
Posted On November 29, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Telefonica Seeking To Spin Off Non-Brazil Latin America Operations

Spanish telephone company Telefónica (BME: TEF) announced this week in a letter to from the CEO that it intends to spin off its Spanish-language Latin America operations in order to focus on business in Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom. According to the company in a...
Posted On November 29, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Sickening Police Violence & Vandalism Tarnish Colombia’s Largely Peaceful Protests

Colombia’s National Strike that took place yesterday, November 21 was overwhelmingly peaceful—depending upon where one was. Medellín and Cartagena saw almost completely peaceful protests, while Cali saw incidents of violence, and predictably, Bogotá saw massive acts of vandalism...
Posted On November 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Analysis: What does Colombia’s “Day of Rage” mean for Business & Politics?

Yesterday in Colombia the country saw massive protests in every major city and in many small towns and even rural villages. The marches, largely peaceful with some exceptions in Bogotá, Cali and some looting in the small, impoverished city of Buenaventura, were a perfect storm of...
Posted On November 22, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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4th Annual Colombia Gold Symposium Solidifies Its Position As Most Important Gold & Copper Event For Colombia & Ecuador

The 2019 Colombia Gold Symposium was held once again last week from November 12-13 in Medellín’s Hotel San Fernando Plaza. The unique event brings together each year investors, operators, explorers and service providers in the gold, silver and copper mining sector across Colombia...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s Cacao Exports Reach Over 40 Countries, $78.7 Million USD

The number of exporters in Colombia’s Cacao sector continue to grow, as the country continues to work to improve the quality of the fruit, and to meet international quality and sustainability standards. During the Chocoshow held at the Corferias Convention Center in Bogotá, Vice...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Continental Gold Seeks Additional Financing, Continues Construction on Buriticá Mine

Continental Gold (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) has provided an update on its progress at its mine in Buriticá, Colombia, and financial status.  As of September 30, 2019, the company had $78.9 million USD in cash and cash equivalents (including $6.8 million in restricted cash). To reduce...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Ecopetrol oil and gas company headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia
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Ecopetrol Closes On Hydraulic Fracturing Joint Venture With Occidental Petroleum

Colombian state-controlled petroleum company Ecopetrol (BVC: ECOPETROL, NYSE: EC) has announced the successful closing of a transaction announced July 31, where Ecopetrol entered a joint venture with Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) to develop 97,000 acres of unconventional...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Bogotá Real Estate Investor Habi Closes $5.5 Million Pre-Seed Round From Venture Capital Investors

Bogotá-based real estate company Habi today announced that it has closed a $5.5 million pre-seed round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation by investors Homebrew and Zigg. Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs, Supernode Ventures and other investors. According to its website,...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Grupo Aval’s Banco de Bogotá To Buy Panamá’s Multi Financial Group; Moody’s Says Outlook Remains Negative

Banco de Bogotá has reached an agreement with Multi Financial Group (MFG), Panama’s eighth largest banking group by assets, to acquire 100% of its common capital for about $730 million dollars in an all-cash transaction. The proposed acquisition will add $5 billion to Banco...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Government Accepting Bids For Registry Operation & Management of the .CO Top Level Domain

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology & Communications (MinTIC) has published information and documents related to the Dominio.Co project, instructions on submitting a proposal to manage and serve as the registrar for the .CO top level domain. US based Neustar...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca Closes On $250 Million Convertible Loan From United Airlines & Kingsland International Group

Avianca has announced this morning in a filing with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has closed on a $250 Million senior secured convertible loan agreement offered by US based United Airlines, and Kingsland International Group, controlled by Roberto...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Casa del Marqués de Valdehoyos. Photo credit: Cancillería de Colombia
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Colombia, United States Hold Extradition Talks in Cartagena

Colombian and US officials met last week at the historic residence of the Marquis de Valdehoyos in Cartagena, Colombia for official talks titled “Consultations on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance to be held between the United States and Colombia.” The meeting was part of...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Ignacio Garralda is the chairman of Spanish insurer Mutua Madrileña
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Mutua Madrileña Takes 45% Stake In Colombia’s Seguros Del Estado

Spain’s Mutua Madrileña insurance company has purchased 45% of Colombia’s Seguros del Estado, a private insurance company operating in Colombia. Seguros del Estado claims the #2 ranking in property and casualty insurance in Colombia. Mutua Madrileña also acquired an option to...
Posted On November 18, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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Ecopetrol Purchases 21.43% Share Of Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Block From Chevron

Colombian state-controlled petroleum producer Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC, BVC: ECO) US subsidiary Ecopetrol America has reached an agreement with US petroleum supergiant Chevron Texaco (NYSE:CVX) to buy into the Mississippi Canyon Block 726 oil field located in US waters in the Gulf...
Posted On November 10, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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¡Gringo Loco! Florida Man Steals Taxi From Barranquilla Airport, Runs Over 2 Colombians, Nearly Lynched By Angry Mob

Colombia’s attorney general’s office has announced charges against John Joseph Gianino, who is accused of stealing a taxi from Barranquilla’s international airport (BAQ) while the driver was waiting on a fare, and during his attempted escape, crashed into several vehicles,...
Posted On November 6, 2019
, By Loren Moss
Tecnoglass Barranquilla plant
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Tecnoglass Reports Revenues Up 12%, To Present Tomorrow in Chicago At Baird Conference

Barranquilla based Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) (BVC:TGLSC), Colombia’s leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, today reported financial results for the third quarter...
Posted On November 6, 2019
, By Loren Moss
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