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Media Partnerships

//Finance Colombia is glad to support the efforts of event organizers domestically and internationally. We offer several different levels of collaboration based on your objectives & constraints.

Finance Colombia is glad to support the efforts of our event organizer partners domestically and internationally. We offer several different levels of collaboration based on your objectives & constraints.

Basic

Finance Colombia offers the following:

  • 728×90 OR 300×250 banner ad in rotation on all article pages and front page
  • 1 email announcing the event to our subscriber base before the event. You provide HTML
  • 12 social media posts: up to 1 per week, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
  • 1 pre-event article announcing and promoting the event
  • 1 post-event article

 

You offer the following:

  • 3 all access media passes (editor, photographer, assistant) for events within Colombia, or 2 all access media passes for events outside of Colombia, including privileges of paid attendees (meals, event receptions, functions, etc.)
  • Prominent listing as media partner with our logo (and link on electronic media) on all print and electronic promotional materials, event programs, etc. including stage backdrops, and photographer’s curtains.
  • Table and suitable space to share our promotional material (primarily offering free subscriptions to attendees) and permission to offer free subscriptions to attendees
  • Airfare + Hotel to and from the event per our travel policy:
    • International, Bogotá: 1 hotel room (official event venue hotel) & 2 business class airfares
    • Rest of Colombia: 2 hotel rooms & 2 business class round trip fares
    • Events in Medellín do not require hotel room or air travel

Speaker / Moderator

We offer each other all of the above plus…

Finance Colombia offers:

  • 2 additional articles, promoting our participation, plus promoting the event (3 total).
  • 2 more promotional emails (up to 1 per month, maximum)
  • Cross platform promotion – banner ads on our other publications & social media channels as relevant: Finance Americas, Cognitive Business News, Lorenmoss.com, Unido Digital Media
  • Social media promotion, participation & engagement during the event
  • Active promotion of our participation via publisher & publication LinkedIn channels & groups, social media
  • Assistance & outreach (as necessary) with identifying & recruiting other speakers, invited guests & experts
  • Finance Colombia editors/publisher will  prepare and give relevant presentations and/or moderate up to 2 sessions, in English or Spanish

 

You offer:

  • Access to any VIP / optional extra-cost event functions
  • Full exhibit space during the event
  • 1 additional all-access exhibitor pass

 

Sponsor Package

We offer each other all of the above plus:

Finance Colombia offers:

  • Video and written interviews of speakers and/or organizers during the event (up to 5).
  • 12 additional social media posts (24 total)
  • 3 pre-event articles promoting the event, such as interviews with speakers
  • 3 (minimum) post-event articles highlighting the event’s success
  • Distribution of your content (such as white papers, reports, etc.) via Finance Colombia: Articles & banners with links to download
  • 2 additional email blasts (spread out, no more than 2 per month)

 

You offer:

  • $5,995 USD
  • 1 additional air fare & hotel room per above policy
  • Listing as silver level sponsor or above (or equivalent)

 

Additional Options

  • Keynote Speaker: Loren Moss, publisher of Finance Colombia will deliver opening or closing keynote presentation, researched and relevant to the event, English or Spanish $6,000 in addition to above – Speaker/Moderator or Sponsorship package
  • Outbound Marketing: A team of 3 of our bilingual outbound sales associates will contact and invite attendees to your event $11,000 USD / month

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Convicted narco trafficker & fugitive Daron Odell Jones. Photo Courtesy Fiscalia General de la Nación
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Colombia Captures American Narco-Fugitive Attempting To Travel From México To UK

Colombia’s CTI (analogous to the US FBI) Captured fugitive American narco-trafficker Daron Odell Jones during a layover at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá as he attempted to travel from Mexico to the UK on a fake British passport.
Posted On March 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Over 40 Foreigners Expelled From Colombia For Violating Coronavirus Quarantine Measures, Spot Inspections Continue

According to the Colombian government, it has expelled over 40 foreign nationals to date for violating quarantine orders. Surprise inspections will continue.
Posted On March 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Russian Man Goes On Shooting Spree In Barranquilla, Colombia: 4 Injured, Including 2 Police

A man identified as Camal Illich Nadjar Vetshev has been shot and captured by police after allegedly shooting a Venezuelan emigre & 2 police officers in Barranquilla, Colombia
Posted On March 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo credit: Juan Pablo Bello, Presidencia de la República
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Colombians Banned From Returning To Colombia. Borders Completely Closed

This morning, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque announced that there will be no entry into Colombia by foreign travelers, regardless of nationality beginning this weekend and for a period of 30 days.
Posted On March 19, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Gran Colombia Gold Takes $2.4 Million CAD Additional Shares In Caldas Gold

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Posted On March 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Ecopetrol To Reduce 2020 Investment By $1.2 Billion USD Due To Pandemic, Economic Conditions

Ecopetrol To Reduce 2020 Investment By $1.2 Billion USD Due To Pandemic, Economic Conditions
Posted On March 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Airlines Contemplates Total Temporary Shutdown of Operations

With travel restrictions in place due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Copa Airlines issued a filing indicating that the company will reduce capacity by 80% but may shut down completely.
Posted On March 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Colombia's President Ivan Duque implements measures against the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic. Photo: César Carrión - Presidencia de la República
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ALL FOREIGN TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA BANNED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

President Ivan Duque announced Sunday that Colombia, starting today, March 16, is completely closed to foreign visitors in an effort to contain the global Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Posted On March 16, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca, LATAM Partially Ground Fleets As Pandemic Spreads, Travel Restrictions Take Effect

While Copa & Viva Airlines have not announced any fleet groundings so far, this week, Avianca & LATAM have announced significant cutbacks on routes, grounding between 30-40% of their fleets in the face of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.
Posted On March 15, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Airlines Passengers Must Wear Surgical Masks At All Times During Flights To & From Venezuela

Panamá based Copa Airlines announced today that all passengers must wear surgical masks during flights, check-in, boarding, and disembarkation on flights to and from Venezuela. The policy is to combat the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. This policy is in order to comply with orders from...
Posted On March 14, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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President Ivan Duque Declares State of Emergency in Colombia Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Yesterday, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque declared a national health emergency in the country as the number of coronavirus cases in the Andean nation rose to 13.
Posted On March 13, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Work From Home Programs Deserve A New Look In Light Of Coronavirus Pandemic

Smart enterprises have already deployed telework and work-from-home strategies. With the coronavirus pandemic and travel bans, now is the time for less proactive companies to catch up...and fast! Some of the most knowledgeable experts in business share their insights.
Posted On March 12, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Armando Zamora Returns As Head Of National Hydrocarbons Agency

Today, mechanical engineer Armando Zamora Reyes (above, left) was sworn in as president of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency by Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez Londoño
Posted On March 12, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia's currency and bellwether stocks Avianca & Ecopetrol all took a plunge this week s double whammies of coronavirus panic and petroleum trade wars between Saudi Arabia & Russia impact the global economy. How will things play out?
Posted On March 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Minsalud Health Ministry Website Collapses Under Coronavirus Traffic

As Coronavirus arrives in Colombia, the website of Minsalud, Colombia’s ministry of health and social protection has gone offline intermittently and become unstable. The country is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with a free app for Android mobile devices and telephone information lines. The Colombian...
Posted On March 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Fire Contained At Tecnoglass Plant In Colombia

A fire broke out today on the roof of a new Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) production facility at its headquarters in Barranquilla, Colombia. The six-alarm fire was reported just after 1pm today and contained by the municipal firefighting units of the coastal city.
Posted On March 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Army Caught With “Enemies List” Of Social Activists, Journalists, Politicians

The actions of the Colombian Army are extremely grave and a demonstrable threat to human and civil rights in Colombia. When the army creates a clandestine “opposition” list of media & civil society groups, it recalls shadows of Pinochet, political torture and assassination. The gravity of this act cannot be...
Posted On March 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca Not To Pay Dividends, States No Reserves or Retained Earnings Availabile

The Avianca board of directors has decided not to pay dividends to shareholders as they state there are no reserves or retained earnings available
Posted On March 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s Private Equity Trade Association ColCapital Hosts Full Conference Despite Coronavirus Fears

Despite travel fears, ColCapital's Private Equity Congress of The Pacific Alliance was at capacity attendance last week, taking place in Bogotá's Club El Nogal.
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Khiron Life Sciences Receives High THC Marijuana Cultivation Quotas From Colombian Regulators

Khiron Life Sciences this week announced that it has received manufacturing quotas from the Colombian TQG that authorize the company to manufacture high-THC whole plant extract for both export and domestic purposes.
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Government Now Picking A Fight With Über’s Insurer Allianz

Immediately after ride hailing platform Über announced its return to Colombia with an altered operating model, Colombian regulator Supertransporte, or the Superintendence of Transportation has announced that it is going after its insurer, global insurance giant Allianz.
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s Central Bank Holds Urgent Meeting To Review Deteriorating Global Economy: Coronavirus, Saudi-Russian Oil Price War, Falling Currency

Colombia's Central Bank, Finance Ministry, and Financial Regulator met today to discuss the rapidly deteriorating global financial situation fueled by coronavirus, outbreak of petroleum price war, and a falling currency value.
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Migración Colombia General Director Juan Francisco Espinosa. Photo courtesy Migración Colombia
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Colombia Announces Immediate Measures For All International Travelers To Prevent Coronavirus Spread

Colombia’s immigration authorities in conjunction with the Ministry of Health have announced new measures, effective immediately, that apply to all travelers entering Colombian territory, whether Colombian or foreign.
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Left to right: Dr. Gina Tambini, representative of the Panamerican Health Organization; Dr. Marta Ospina, director of Colombia's National Institute of Health, President Ivan Duque, and new Minister of Health, Dr. Fernando Ruíz Gomez. Photo credit Nicolás Galeano, Presidencia de La República.
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Colombian Coronavirus Cases Triple Overnight, Now In 3 Cities. New Victims Returned From Spain

After the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 was diagnosed on Colombian territory in a student who had returned to Bogotá from Milan, Italy, two more cases have been diagnosed in passengers returning from Spain. The additional cases were diagnosed in Medellín and Buga, a small city near Cali. Both patients have...
Posted On March 9, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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No Joke: Colombian Gang Called “The Swiss” Busted For Smuggling 100 Tons of Cheese

Colombian authorities dismantled a criminal organization in Arauca known as “Los Suizos” (translates to "The Swiss")  that had smuggled about 100 tons of cheese across the border. 
Posted On March 8, 2020
, By Insight Crime
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Coronavirus Case Now Confirmed In Colombia, Victim Returned From Milan, Italy

The first coronavirus infection has been confirmed in Colombia after a 19 year old female student tested positive after returning to Bogotá from Milan, Italy. Containment protocols have been activated.
Posted On March 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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“Serious Human Rights Violations:” UN Issues Colombia Human Rights Report

United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has issued statements and the UN Report on human rights in Colombia. Bachelet stated grave concerns regarding persistent violence, misuse of the Colombian armed forces by the Ivan Duque administration, and the inability or lack of will by the...
Posted On March 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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“You’re Going To Have To Spray:” Trump Tells Duque To Resume Glyphosate Fumigation

Trump in direct terms told Duque that Colombia will have to resume aerial fumigation of illegal coca crops with glyphosate.
Posted On March 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Tecnoglass Reports Strong Growth, Record $431 Million In 2019 Revenues

Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS), the largest Colombian manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, this week reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
Posted On March 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Colombian & American flags fly during Colombian Independence Day celebrations at the Dade County Fairgrounds. (photo: Loren Moss)
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Viva Air Announces New Cartagena – Miami Route

Colombian Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Viva Air yesterday announced that beginning May 22, it will operate 4 weekly routes between Miami, Florida (MIA) and the coastal city of Cartagena, Bolivar (CTG) in Colombia. Tickets are already available for sale on the airline’s website.
Posted On March 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Avianca flyers can say goodbye to the full featured seats and legroom they are accustomed to. (Photo: Loren Moss)
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Avianca To Cram 24 More Seats Per Plane Amid Staggering Drops in Net Income & Passenger Traffic

Avianca  (NYSE: AVH, BVC: PFAVH)  has announced that it is changing out the seats in its Airbus A320 fleet with cheaper, thinner versions that will allow the airline to squeeze 24 more passengers on a flight, even though its passenger traffic is down almost 10% and on-time performance is stuck under 80%.
Posted On March 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Unisys Consolidates Americas Operations, To Sell US Federal Business To SAIC

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced a consolidation of its Enterprise Solutions United States & Canada (US&C) and Latin America regions into a new Americas region.
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Coronavirus A Threat To Colombia, Latam Economies, Even Without Infections Says Fitch

Sovereign and corporate issuers in Latin America will be adversely affected by slower Chinese demand and commodity price weakness caused by coronavirus due to high commodity export dependence and direct trade exposure to China, says Fitch Ratings.
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Javier Cordova, Para Resources. Photo source: Government of Ecuador
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Focusing On South American Mining, Para Resources Names Javier Cordova CEO

Junior mining company Para Resources Inc. (TSXV: PBR,WKN: A14YF1,OTC: PRSRF) announced last week that going forward it will focus on the company’s Colombian assets and other opportunities in South America. As such, the company announced that Mr. Javier Cordova (above) has been appointed by the board of directors...
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Korean Re Approved To Begin Operations In Colombia

Korean Reinsurance Company has obtained approval from Colombian regulators to open a representative office in Bogota.
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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New Data Center Under Construction In Tocancipá By HostDime

Datacenter developer HostDime broke ground last week on a built-to-suit data center facility in the Bogotá, suburb of Tocancipá..
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Canacol Energy To Announce 2019 Results March 19

Canacol Energy Ltd. (TSX:CNE; OTCQX:CNNEF; BVC:CNEC) will announce its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, March 19, 2020.
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Utilities Meet With Governor of La Guajira Over Potential Renewable Energy, Social Inclusion

Last week, a meeting was held between Governor Nemesio Roys Garzón of the Colombian department of La Guajira and representatives of ANDESCO, or the National Association of Public Service & Communications Enterprises, representing the public utility & telecom sectors in order to align expectations regarding...
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Viva Air CEO Félix Antelo
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Irelandia Aviation To Grant Equity Ownership To All Viva Air Employees

Viva Air parent Irelandia Aviation, has announced a “thank you gift” of 2% of shares to Viva Air employees as a reward for what it calls the significant milestones it has achieved in the airline’s 8-year history.
Posted On February 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo: Cayo Cangrejo, off the islands of San Andrés and Providencia in the Caribbean, is one of many tropical paradises in Colombia. (Credit: Roberto San Andrés)
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Colombia’s Insurance Industry “Stable” According To AM Best

AM Best is maintaining its stable market segment outlook on Colombia’s insurance industry, citing Colombia’s favorable economy, strong capital positions among carriers and adequate regulation. The new Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “Market Segment Outlook: Colombia Insurance,” states that the insurance...
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Marmato Gold Mine Spun Off From Gran Colombia Gold, To Trade On TSXV

Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) has completed the spin-off of its Marmato Mining assets through a reverse takeover transaction completed this week with Bluenose Gold Corp. The resulting issuer is named Caldas Gold Corp. and subject to fulfillment of all of the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Tecnoglass has a 3 million square foot headquarters and production facility in Colombia's Atlantic port city of Barranquilla
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Tecnoglass To Present 2019 Results On Monday Conference Call

Colombian glass manufacturer Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS) has announced it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019 before the market opens on Monday, March 2, 2020.
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Über Restarts Operations In Colombia With Altered Legal Operating Model

Thursday, ride-hailing platform Über restarted its Colombian operations with a modified legal operating model, after adverse rulings and harassment from the taxi sector were able to cause the company to cease operations in the country a month ago.
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Rappi Cofounder Juan Pablo Ortega Added To Viva Air Board of Directors

Colombian low-cost airline Viva Air this week announced that Rappi co-founder Juan Pablo Ortega Merino, co-founder of Rappi has been added to the company’s board of directors.
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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102 Colombian Municipalities Facing Drinking Water Shortages Due To Drought, Up From 32

Minvivienda, Colombia’s Ministry of Housing has announced in a follow-up study to one completed last month that the number of municipalities affected by the lack of rainfall has increased to 102; this even though several areas in the country have experienced heavy rains. “Although in some areas of the country such...
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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After Cutting Benefits For Frequent Fliers, Avianca Introduces Fares With No Checked Baggage Or Seat Selection

Anko Van Der Werff, Avianca’s new CEO installed in 2019 seems to be busy remaking the airline after cutting premium benefits and treatment that passengers had been accustomed to, apparently to compete with Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) operating in Colombia such as Viva Air, Wingo, Spirit, and JetBlue. After...
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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June 9-10 Bogotá Hydropower Event, Industry Report Launched

Hydroelectricity is currently the most important source in the Latin American electricity matrix, and trends suggest that it will continue to be so in the coming decades, and in the future it will also play an important role not only as a base source, but as a source of support, particularly for the...
Posted On February 26, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Seeing Growth in Motion Picture Sector

Antonio Banderas, Tom Cruise and Mark Wahlberg are some of the internationally recognized actors who have filmed movies in Colombia during the last five years thanks to achievement of the Colombia's Filming Law, which delivers tax incentives to promote international filming in this South American country.  
Posted On February 25, 2020
, By Liliana Padierna
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Interview: Leonisa Responds To Finance Colombia’s “Whites Only” Catalog Claims

Fashion brand Leonisa responds to Finance Colombia's allegations of "whites only" catalogs and featured models that exclude Latinos on its website.
Posted On February 18, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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First Colombian Coronavirus Victim Confirmed By Government

The first Colombian victim of the Coronavirus has been confirmed via statement of the Colombian foreign ministry.
Posted On February 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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“Now It’s Worse Than Before” Interview With A Soldier On The Front Lines Of Colombia’s Armed Strike (Combat Footage)

"Now its worse than before." Finance Colombia was able to communicate briefly with a career soldier on the front lines in the troubled region of Tumaco to understand the situation from the point of view of the soldier on the ground.
Posted On February 17, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca Headquarters Raided By Colombia’s Prosecutor General

Today, the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia served Avianca with a search warrant of its offices with the objective of collecting information related to allegations and cover-up of Avianca’s potentially improper bribery by senior executives and members of the board of directors of government officials...
Posted On February 13, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Interview: CEO Felix Antelo On How Viva Air Returned To Cali, Is Welcoming First Time Flyers & Growth in Colombia’s Aviation Market

Viva Colombia's Felix Antelo tells Finance Colombia readers why the airline left Cali and how it returned, recent changes in the airline, and the ways the airline is welcoming first-time flyers and foreign tourists and family visitors.
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Victoria’s Secret Inks Deal With Colombia’s Leonisa, Publisher of ‘Whites Only’ Catalogs

Leonisa features 6 “top models” on their website. Lada Kravchenko (Russia), Elle Wagner (USA), Marquita Pring (USA), Tamara Lazic (Serbia), Alexandra Elise (USA), and Nina Agdal (Denmark). None are Colombian or from Latin America.
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Eric Sprott Ups Stake In Gran Colombia Gold In $40 Million CAD Private Placement

Gran Colombia Gold Announces Closing of CA$40 Million Private Placement; Eric Sprott Increases Investment to Approximately 11%; Gran Colombia Announces It Will Redeem 30% of Its 2024 Gold Notes on March 31, 2020
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo: Iván Duque Márquez, president of Colombia, briefs reporters during the U.N. General Assembly. (Photo credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe)
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Fitch Ratings Not Impressed With Colombian Government’s Fiscal Strategy

Fitch Ratings released an analysis on Colombia’s tax reforms, stating they will likely signify revenue losses in 2020, underscoring the view that meeting this year’s fiscal deficit target will be challenging and reliant on extraordinary revenues, the ratings firm says. Structural deficit reduction may...
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Gas Stations In Northeastern Colombia Shut Down Over Dispute With Government Over Fuel Subsidies

Retail gas stations and wholesale distributors in La Guajira, Colombia’s Atlantic coastal department bordering Venezuela, have closed in protest of the national government’s subsidized gasoline quotas established by MinMinas, Colombia’s ministry of Mines & Energy. La Guajira, one of Colombia’s most...
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Photo: Indigenous Colombians living in the harsh, dry lands of La Guajira, one of the nation's poorest regions. (Credit: Macuira Tours)
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InsightCrime: Illegal Mining Poisoning Colombia’s Indigenous With Mercury

Mercury contamination caused by illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon is threatening the welfare of Indigenous communities who are now seeking legal action against the government. Late last year, a group of affected Indigenous communities presented a lawsuit against the government in a superior court in Bogotá,...
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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State-Owned Qatar Airways Wants 20% Stake In LATAM

Qatar Airways Told Reuters it wants to up its stake in Chile-based LATAM to 20%, equaling Delta's
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Campo Quifa, Meta Colombia 12/11/2016 Taladro Petroworks 118 perforando el pozo Quifa 524H en el cluster 39
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Frontera Energy Strikes Oil In Colombia’s Lower Magdalena Valley

Canada-based Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) has announced a successful find of oil and gas in its La Belleza-1 well in their VIM-1 block, a joint venture with Parex Resources, Inc (TSX: PXT).
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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ProColombia Opens Registration For 80th Business Matchmaking Forum To Be Held In Medellín

ProColombia has opened registration for the 80th Business Matchmaking Forum to take place in Medellín’s Plaza Mayor Convention Center from March 16-18, expecting to bring together 3,000 entrepreneurs, exporters and buyers from across Colombia and abroad.
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Amid Cash Crunch & Depressed Share Value, A Board Shakeup At Arrow Exploration

Arrow Energy has announced that Tim de Freitas, Gustavo Antonio Dajer Barguil and Brian Hearst, have been appointed to the board of directors, and Mauricio Nuñez Restrepo has been appointed as corporate secretary.
Posted On February 11, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Viva Air Receives Enthusiastic Welcome Upon Its Return To Cali, Colombia

Low-cost airline Viva Air inaugurated its return to Cali last week with new flights between Cali and Medellín, Cartagena, and San Andrés.
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Government Launches Digital Inclusion Initiative For Indigenous, Afrocolombian, Roma Populations

Colombia’s Ministry of Information & Communications Technologies (MinTIC) last week announced a package of projects and activities to boost digital inclusion and promote the voices of ethnically distinct communities throughout Colombia. The initiatives include training on digital content production and support...
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Shell & Ecopetrol Sign Deal To Develop Offshore Colombian Gas

Colombia’s state controlled petroleum producer Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL, NYSE: EC) and Shell (AMS: RDSA, NYSE: RDS.A) through Shell subsidiary Shell EP Offshore Ventures Limited, signed a deal which will see Shell acquire a 50% stake in the Fuerte Sur, Purple Angel and COL-5 blocks, located in deep water off...
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Plus Ultra Begins Ticket Sales For New Spain – Colombia Routes

Spanish airline Plus Ultra has begun sale of tickets for its new route between Madríd, Spain, Calí and Cartagéna, Colombia for flights beginning June 17th, 2020. The Madrid>Cali route will fly Mondays & Fridays leaving at 1:35am and arriving at 5:15am (all local times). The return flight will leave at 7:15...
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Moody’s Upgrades Lifemiles To B1 From B2

Ratings firm Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded LifeMiles Ltd.'s senior secured and corporate family ratings to B1 from B2. The outlook has been revised to stable from negative.
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Bancolombia’s Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2025 Rated BBB By Fitch

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to Bancolombia's (NYSE: CIB) upcoming US dollar denominated senior unsecured notes. The global notes for $950 million dollars are due in 2025.
Posted On February 8, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Cross section of drill hole MT-IU-050 (Final)
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Gran Colombia Gold Discovers New High Grade Zone At Marmato Project

Gran Colombia Gold Announces the Discovery of a Potential New High-Grade Zone at Its Marmato Project Outside the Deeps Zone; Reports Additional Higher-Grade Gold Intercepts Completing 2019 Phase 2 Drilling in the Deeps Zone Including 75.83 Meters at 4.03 g/t Au in Drill Hole MT-IU-051
Posted On February 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca & Copa Frequent Flyers: You Just Lost Some Star Alliance Benefits

Unless travelers are traveling on a first class or business class ticket, they will lose access to lounges in over two dozen airports
Posted On February 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Figure 1: Underground Channel Sampling Results from the Newly-Discovered Athena Vein in the Yaraguá System, Sublevel 1190
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Continental Gold Discovers More High Grade Veins In Its Buriticá Mine

Toronto based Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL, OTCQX:CGOOF) yesterday announced that systematic channel sampling of underground development for its mine in Buriticá, Colombia has resulted in the discovery of two high-grade veins in the Yaraguá system. Development of its 100%-owned mine outside the Antioquia town of...
Posted On February 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Royal Road Extends Deadline For Mineros Deal To March 30, Adds IR Head

Royal Road Minerals Limited (TSXV:RYR) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mineros S.A. to amend its previously announced letter of intent in relation to the company’s Guintar and Niverengo concessions and its Margaritas title application in Antioquia, Colombia. The agreement extends the...
Posted On February 4, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Extreme Turbulence: Avianca Caught Up In Mammoth Airbus Bribery Scandal

Already entangled in multiple scandals involving illegal wiretapping of its pilots' union and improper favors to government officials, Colombian air carrier Avianca has now found itself involved in the massive multi-billion dollar global bribery scheme by Airbus uncovered by prosecutors in the US, the UK and France.
Posted On February 3, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Shakira photo by Andres.Arranz Original uploaded to www.arteyfotografia.com as Shakira Rock in Rio 08 003 - https://www.arteyfotografia.com.ar/3786/fotos/220156/, CC BY 2.5 es, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8620384
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Salsa & Guacamole: Sunday’s Super Bowl Has Growing Ties To Colombia

The performance of Barranquilla-born Shakira in Sunday’s Super Bowl played at the Hard Rock Stadium outside of Miami is an obvious connection, but lesser known is the fact that 24 of Jennifer Lopez’s dancers are members of Cali, Colombia based Swing Latino salsa dance group. And even though guacamole is Mexican in...
Posted On February 2, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Airlines World’s 2nd Most Punctual, LATAM #5

Airline analytics and data firm OAG (Official Airline Guide) has released its 2020 airline punctuality ratings, which rate Copa Airlines as the world’s second most punctual with 92.01% of flights arriving within 20 minutes of schedule. Only Garuda Indonesia surpassed this with a 95.01% punctuality rating. LATAM...
Posted On February 2, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Israeli Conglomerate Acquires Cali-Based Avocado Packer Pacific Fruits

The Cali, Colombia operations, brands and machinery of Pacific Fruits, one of the leading companies for packing and commercialization of agricultural products, especially the Hass variety of avocado has been acquired by Israeli investment vehicle Managro.
Posted On January 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
BOGOTÁ -Photo courtesy Germán Ruíz
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US Leads Foreign Direct Investment In Bogotá, Followed By Canada In 2019

During 2019, Invest in Bogota (IIB), the city of Bogotá's investment promotion agency, supported 48 greenfield Foreign Direct Investment projects, its highest number for a calendar year since its institution in 2006.
Posted On January 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Event Platform Rebus Raises $415,000 Seed Round

Rebus, a Colombian event and ticketing platform launched in 2017 and led by co-founder Juliana Villalba Torres, has raised $415,000 in seed funding from several angel investors, including Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Enlaces, Quake Capital, Avalancha Ventures and several individual angel investors in the...
Posted On January 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
JetSmart jet on the runway.
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Chilean Low-Cost Airline JetSmart Begins Service In Colombia

JetSmart Airlines has begun flying routes between Santiago, Chile and both Bogotá & Cali, Colombia
Posted On January 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
left to right: Carlos Moreno, Latam Regional CFO of LafargeHolcim, Jochen Werling, Group CIO LafargeHolcim, Anibal Gaviria Correa, Governor of Antioquia, Daniel Quintero Calle, Mayor of Medellin and Alejandro Carballido Americas Digital Center Head LafargeHolcim.
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LafargeHolcim Expands Shared Services Center in Medellín: 1,000 New Tech Jobs

Swiss cement company LafargeHolcim (SIX: CHF) has announced that it expects to invest more than 10 million dollars and generate close to 1,000 jobs in the medium term, as it expands its Shared Services operations located in the Ruta N Innovation District of Medellín, Colombia.
Posted On January 29, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Continental Gold Buriticá grinding area construction underway
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Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Continental Gold Sale To Zijin Mining, >98% In Favor

Continental Gold Inc. has announced that, at a special shareholders meeting held today, its shareholders overwhelmingly approved the sale of the company to Zijin Mining Group, of China, voting over 98% in favor.
Posted On January 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca Flight Diverts To Panamá After Plane Damaged In Flight, 4 Hospitalized

Last Thursday, January 23, Avianca flight AV693 flying from San José, Costa Rica to Bogotá, Colombia had to land in Panamá City’s Tocumen International Airport after experiencing severe turbulence that sent 3 crew and 1 passenger to the hospital, and left the plane damaged.
Posted On January 28, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Colombia's finance minister, Dr. Alberto Carrasquilla
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Colombia Issues New Bond Offering To Refinance 2021 & 2024 Tranches

Colombia announced last week the commencement of a global "new bonds offering" of new global bonds to be denominated in U.S. dollars due in 2030, and additional global bonds to be denominated in US dollars due in 2049.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
gran colombia gold marmato segovia lawsuit
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In 2019, Gran Colombia Gold Broke Quarterly & Yearly Production Records

Gran Colombia Gold has announced that it produced a total of 22,391 ounces of gold in December and a new annual record of 239,991 ounces for 2019
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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MAPFRE Insurance Signs Deal With Banco Pichincha For Voluntary Insurance

Spanish insurer MAPFRE has entered into a strategic alliance with Banco Pichincha in Colombia to offer insurance products to the bank's customers.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
EPM Water treatment facility. Photo courtesy EPM
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32 Colombian Municipalities Facing Water Shortages

This year’s annual dry season that affects Colombia in December and January has seen the number of municipalities facing shortages grow to 32, according to the country’s minister of housing, cities and territories, Jonathan Malagón.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Avianca December Passenger Traffic Down 6% From 2018

In December 2019, Avianca and its subsidiaries (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) transported 2,546,232 passengers, a 6% decrease compared to December 2018.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Medellín Utility EPM Reaches 3-Year Labor Pact With Unions, Installs Solar Panels On Plaza Mayor

Álvaro Guillermo Rendón López, the new General Manager of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) has announced  that the Colombian utility has reached a 3 year labor agreement, signed January 24, between the company and its Sintraemsdes labor union.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Plus Ultra A340
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Spanish Airline Plus Ultra Arrives In Colombia With Madrid-Cali-Cartagena Routes

Spanish Airline Plus Ultra Lineas Aéreas will begin operating a Madrid-Cali-Cartagena route beginning June 17th this year,
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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2020 Petroleum Exploration & Production In Colombia Expected To Increase By 23%

Today the Colombian Petroleum Association, (ACP for its initials in Spanish) presented their report on investment trends in exploration & production (E&P) for 2019 and their outlook for 2020, consolidating information from the 26 most important petroleum companies in Colombia, representing 94% of the...
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Hospital Image by Stefan Schranz from Pixabay
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Colombia May Have Its First Coronavirus Infection

A passenger arrived on January 25 in Colombia’s third largest city with symptoms conforming with those of the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The messenger, a male in his 40s, returned from China, passing through Spain & the United States on his way back to Colombia.
Posted On January 27, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Travelers Beware: Avianca Dishonoring Its Frequent Flyer Commitments

You cannot come in here. As of January 1, Lifemiles Silver members no longer have access to this lounge. How would you like to pay?
Posted On January 25, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Interview: Management Guru Ram Charan On How Colombia Can Go From A Resource To A Knowledge-Based Economy

Ram Charan shared his insights with Finance Colombia on topics like digital disruption: a topic he addressed in his books Global Tilt and Attacker's Advantage.
Posted On January 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá Salitre AR, a 199-room hotel in Bogotá’s Salitre area near the El Dorado International Airport.
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Hilton Opens New Doubletree In Bogotá Near Airport, Convention Centers

Hilton Hotels has opened a Doubletree hotel with convention facilities near Bogotá's El Dorado International AIrport
Posted On January 20, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Invitation: It’s getting real now! The Enterprise Connect 2020 conference, that is.

Finance Colombia readers receive special discounts by using the code FINCOL at registration for the only event focused on helping you optimize your investments in communications and customer experience systems, services, and architectures.
Posted On January 16, 2020
, By Beth Schultz
Ivan Duque is buddy-buddy with then-head of the US International Development Finance Corporation Adam Boehler
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US Development Finance Corporation In Colombia Seeking To Finance Private Sector Projects

Adam Boehler of the US DFC is visiting Colombia until tomorrow with a team of senior executives from the Corporation to identify new opportunities to finance private sector projects.
Posted On January 16, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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Guest Opinion: A Signal of Caution For Direct Investment in Colombia—Über VP of Global Public Policy

Über's Vice President Justin Kintz shares thoughts on the disappointing environment in Colombia for ride-sharing & alternative transportation methods.
Posted On January 16, 2020
, By Justin Kintz
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President Ivan Duque Meets With New CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler (pictured above) met with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Cartagena last month. In a statement, Boehler reaffirmed the United States’ “steadfast commitment to the Colombian people and to partnering with Colombia...
Posted On January 16, 2020
, By Loren Moss
Autoridad del Transito y Transporte Terrestre (ATTT) meeting on ride hailing.
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Amidst Regulatory Chaos in Colombia, Panamá Also Seeking Legal Framework For Ride Hailing

Panamá’s transportation regulator “Autoridad del Transito y Transporte Terrestre” (ATTT) has been meeting with government and industry representatives to negotiate a framework for ride hailing platforms such as Uber and InDriver after regulatory uncertainty and pushback against the services from taxi unions and...
Posted On January 15, 2020
, By Loren Moss
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