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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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Fitch Ratings Affirms Medellin’s Fiscal & Economic Stability

Fitch Ratings today has announced credit rating actions for Medellín, Colombia. As Colombia’s second largest city and economy, the rating action reflects Medellin’s financial strength, its importance in the national context as well as its manageable debt metrics. Key Rating Drivers The rating actions are the...
Posted On December 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Latin America To See New Classes Of Cyber Security Threats in 2016: Unisys

Following a year of damaging security incidents at organizations ranging from the US Office of Personnel Management to Canada’s Ashley Madison web site, security experts at Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) predict that leading security professionals around the world will adopt a new mindset in 2016, embracing...
Posted On December 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Hilton’s First DoubleTree Hotel In Colombia Opens By Bogotá’s Parque 93 In Chicó

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) on Monday celebrated the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá – Parque 93, its first hotel in Colombia. Located in Bogotás Chico neighborhood, the 132-room full-service hotel is in one of Bogotá’s upscale areas featuring businesses, restaurants, shops and nightlife...
Posted On December 17, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Texas Based Christus Health To Take Stake In Grupo Coomeva Health Units

Yesterday, Dallas, Texas based Christus Health announced the signing of an agreement with Cali based Grupo Empresarial Coomeva Cooperativa Medica (Coomeva) in Colombia that will lead to definitive agreements in early 2016. Discussions began two years ago between Christus Health, a Catholic ministry-based...
Posted On December 17, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Brasil’s Rapiddo Takes Stake in Colombia’s Mensajeros Urbanos

Brasil’s Rapiddo has taken a stake for an undisclosed sum in Colombian startup Mensajeros Urbanos, Finance Colombia has learned. The Colombian startup, incubated in Telefonica’s  initiative titled Wayra Colombia, provides express messenger and delivery services, along with a web based ordering and tracking system....
Posted On December 15, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Caño Limon Covenas Oil Pipeline Achieves 30 Year Operational Milestone

Ecopetrol’s Oleoducto (Pipeline) Caño Limón Coveñas has reached 30 years of operation, reported Ecopetrol this month. Over that time, the pipeline has transported 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil, contributing $148 billion pesos to the economies of the surrounding areas. Such returns for the communities include...
Posted On December 15, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Latin America To Reach 159 Million Machine to Machine IoT Connections by 2024

The availability of wireless networks will be key for future development of Machine to Machine (M2M) connections in Latin America – and everywhere else. According to research done on behalf of 4G Americas by Machina Research, in 2014 there were 14.6 million M2M IoT (Internet of Things) connections in Latin...
Posted On November 24, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Epson Launches EcoTank L220 & L365 Printers For Colombia’s Small / Remote Office Market

Epson has announced the launch of its L220 and L365 Ecotank inkjet printers in Colombia, designed for the small office and consumer environment. Like other Ecotank printers, the print system is based on discrete CMYK ink tanks and permanent print heads, eliminating the reliance on inkjet cartridges. This results...
Posted On November 24, 2015
, By Loren Moss
EPM Headquarters Building in Medellín's Plaza Mayor
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Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) Signs Renewal Deal With Unisys For Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced this past week that Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) has renewed its contract for cybersecurity with Unisys, covering information security threat and event management For EPM’s domestic Colombian operations. The renewal means Unisys will provide IT security services...
Posted On November 24, 2015
, By Loren Moss
An Avianca Airbus A320 Jet
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Avianca Sees Record Growth, Reports Quarterly Net Income Of US$102.1 Million

During the third quarter of 2015, Colombia’s Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH, BVC: PFAVH) announced operating revenues amounting to US$1.12 billion and a net income of US$102.1 million, an increase of US$ 68.9 million over 3Q 2014. As such, net margin was 9.1%, 6.4% above the margin recorded in the same period of...
Posted On November 24, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Photo credit: Tienda Movistar» de Andreuvv - Trabajo propio. Disponible bajo la licencia CC BY-SA 3.0 vía Wikimedia Commons
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Fitch: Movistar Colombia’s Margins Pressured By Sluggish Mobile Data & Non-Traditional Fixed Services Growth

Fitch Ratings expects operating margins for Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. (Coltel) to weaken in the short to medium term due to the slow pace of revenue diversification and a downward trend for average revenue per user (ARPU). Despite the ongoing challenges, Fitch believes that the company’s free...
Posted On November 11, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Colombians Daniel Bluman & Roberto Teran Win At Toronto Equestrian Competition

Daniel Bluman of Colombia opened international show jumping competition with a win in the $20,000 International Jumper Power and Speed on Tuesday, November 10, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in downtown Toronto, Canada. Show jumping talent representing s...
Posted On November 11, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Alternative Agricultural Investments To Be Showcased At Agri Investment LATAM 2015

Roughly 20 alternative agricultural and sustainable forestry investments will be presented to national and international investors this Thursday during the Agri Investment Latam symposium at the Hilton Bogotá (from 8am to 8pm), sponsored by Agrofuturo and ColCapital. Colombian agriculture presents a great...
Posted On November 10, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Breaking News (Statement): US Treasury Department Goes After Los Urabeños Operatives

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated two high-ranking members of the violent Colombian drug trafficking organization Los Urabeños as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act)...
Posted On November 10, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Baker & McKenzie: Colombia & Brasil Now Prime M&A Target Markets

Global law firm Baker & McKenzie has launched the Cross Border M&A Index, a study in conjunction with Merger Market, which forecasts a 10% growth in cross border M&A transactions driven primarily by the US, EU, and Asian markets. Still, of the $375 billion (USD) total, Latin America’s emerging markets...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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IDB Loans $500 Million USD To Back Colombia Financial Sector Reforms

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $500 million loan that will support reforms of Colombia’s financial system and contribute to the economic growth of the country. The reforms are designed to promote an increase in financing for productive development, expand the financial inclusion of...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Fitch: Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala Acquisition Should Have No Impact on Bancolombia’s Creditworthiness

On Sept. 11, 2015, Bancolombia announced an agreement to acquire an additional 20% stake in Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala which would bring the bank’s share of Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala’s equity to 60%. Once the transaction is approved by regulators in both countries and closed, Bancolombia...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
colombian peso
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Credivalores Closes Syndicated Loan For COP $270 Billion (US $ 93 Million)

Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS, a large consumer lender in Colombia, announced on October 13 the successful closing of a COP $ 270,000 million ($93 million USD) syndicated structured loan with a tenor of 60 months and a revolving availability period of 3 years. This new facility will be used for the growth of the...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Epson textile printers
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TechnoMultimedia InfoComm Electronic Expo Held This Week In Bogotá

This week, Corferias, Bogotá’s flagship convention facility, is host to TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Colombia; Colombia’s combined electronics and multimedia trade show. The event combines academic courses from InfoComm International along with the CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Instillation Association)...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Move Over Vistaprint, Colombian Online Printing Provider ‘Printu.co’ Launches In Bogotá

Online printing services provider Printu.co launched last month in Colombia, an website providing printing services via an online ordering model geared towards small and medium sized businesses. Based in Bogotá, the site, run by sibling entrepreneurs Julián Montejo and Adriana Montejo, claims to already service...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Gifliola Aycardi, Nicolas Loaiza, bodytech
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Gala Fetes 2015 Endeavor Colombian Entrepreneurship Award Winners

The Country Club of Bogota was the host for the Second Endeavor Colombia Gala on the 28th of October, bringing together 200 business leaders dedicated to promoting social development by leveraging the the high impact of entrepreneurship. In addition to the business leaders participating in the event, Colombian...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Corferias To Host Expodefensa 2015, Military, Police & Security Trade Show November 30-December 2

Colombia’s defense ministry, Coges International, and Corferias – Bogotá’s primary convention venue, are holding the 5th edition of Expodefensa, an event showcasing security and defense industry innovation and technology for Latin America.  The international event serves as a benchmark display of the state of the...
Posted On November 9, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Bancolombia Analysis: Central Bank Responds to Inflationary Challenges with a 50 Basis Point Rate Hike

At its October meeting, the Board of the Central Bank decided by majority to give a 50-bp hike to the repo rate to 5.25%. This adjustment was above our expectation and market consensus, which aimed at a 25-bp increase. In addition, the Bank reactivated auctions of FX call options for the decumulation of foreign...
Posted On November 4, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Fitch: El Nino Testing Colombia Electricity Regulatory Framework

Fitch Ratings-New York-29 October 2015: The weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which causes lower water precipitation in Colombia, is currently putting the country’s electricity regulatory framework to the test, according to Fitch Ratings. A drought that could last until the beginning of next year has...
Posted On October 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Data & Cloud Services Provider Rackspace Arrives In Colombia, Allies With Praxis

Market leader Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) has announced its formal entry into the Colombian market, after first establishing a Latin American beachhead in México City in 2014. The hosting provider has had a presence in Latin America for a decade, offering managed hosting from its San Antonio, Texas headquarters....
Posted On October 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Bogotá ICANN Forum Underscores Internet Developments, Reveals Fundamental Changes Coming. Avianca First To Adopt gTLD

The Internet Corporation For assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has concluded its inaugural forum on September 28 in Bogotá, held to address topics related to the Domain Name System, internet infrastructure, and the new gTLD program. The LAC-i-Roadshow is part of the regional strategic plan developed by the...
Posted On October 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Multibank Colombia President Maria Mercedes Machado
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Bogotá’s Multibank Launches Online Transactional Banking Capability

Multibank, the Colombian bank owned by Panama based Multibank, Inc. has recently released its online banking platform across its various customer segments. The primary phase of the online banking release allows customers to verify balances and make some payments. The second phase, to roll out at the end of 2015,...
Posted On October 18, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Wyndham Hotels Launches Loyalty Program in Colombia

Wyndham Hotel Group has launched this month the Wyndham Rewards loyalty program at an event taking place in the Hotel Wyndham Art, near Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport. The event, which featured Colombian PGA golfer Camilo Villegas, revealed the Wyndham rewards program to members of the media and business...
Posted On October 18, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Spanish CRM Software Firm Selects Bogotá As LatAm Headquarters

CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software company ForceManager has opened a Bogotá Colombia office to serve Colombia and the Andes market, after over a year of preparation. ForceManager already has clients in 22 countries and the software works in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and...
Posted On October 18, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Ágora Bogotá Convention Center To Open In 2017, Major Events Already Booked

Already under construction, the Ágora Bogotá International Convention Center is slated to open the first trimester of 2017, and has already booked significant events such as the World Neurosurgery Congress in 2021, and the One Young World youth event. The new convention center will connect to the existing...
Posted On October 18, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Paypal is pulling out of Colombia
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Breaking News – Paypal Returns To Colombia Via Exclusive Davivienda Alliance

Less than a month after announcing that it was suspending domestic activity in the Colombian market, Finance Colombia has learned that Paypal and Davivienda, a major Colombian bank, plan to announce an alliance this week that makes Davivienda the exclusive banking channel for merchants to accept Paypal as a method...
Posted On October 10, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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5th Annual National Coffee Tasting Championship Comes To Bogotá October 15-18

The 5th National Championship of Coffee Tasters (V Campeonato Nacional de Catadores) will be held in the ExpoEspeciales Café de Colombia taking place in Bogotá’s Corferias Convention Center from October 15-18. The event is held to select the coffee taster that demonstrates speed, precision, and ability to...
Posted On October 4, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Unisys Announces Regional Restructuring, Carlos Ferrer To Head Financial Services, Fernando Schaeffer To Head Sales

Global IT services firm Unisys has announced a vertical realignment of its LACSA region (Latin America, Central, South & Andean), naming current Vice President and General Manager Carlos Ferrer (above) as the head of the region’s financial services practice. Unisys counts roughly 450 financial institutions...
Posted On October 4, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Ku Antenna courtesy Pix1861 - Pixabay
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Interview: Colombia’s Skynet Bringing Broadband Internet Trunking To Leticia, Amazonas via O3b Mid Earth Orbit Satellites

Colombian wholesale Internet Service Provider (ISP) Skynet is using the O3b Satellites to provide connectivity in and around the city of Leticia, the capital city of the Amazonas Department in Colombia. Skynet will provide broadband trunking services to Mobile Network Operators (MNO’s), Government entities and...
Posted On September 24, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (right) welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry to Colombia
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Breaking News: Statement by US Secretary of State John Kerry On Developments In Colombia’s Peace Process

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY Colombia Peace Process I am very pleased to see that the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have reached major breakthroughs on the outstanding issues in the peace process negotiations:  transitional justice, disarmament, and a timetable for...
Posted On September 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Richard Cajiao, Cosmos Group, and Juan Corvinos, Hilton Worldwide, sign agreement to open two DoubleTree by Hilton hotels in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo: Business Wire)
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2 Bogotá Cosmos Hotels To Become DoubleTree by Hilton

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) has announced the signing of two franchise agreements to convert two Cosmos hotels in Bogotá into DoubleTree by Hilton properties, bringing the brand into Colombia for the first time. DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá Parque 93 and DoubleTree by Hilton Bogotá Calle 100 are expected to open...
Posted On September 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
International Journalists at the 2015 Feria de 2 Ruedas in Medellin, Colombia
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Internships Now Available at Finance Colombia

Due to continued interest, Finance Colombia is now accepting applications for a very limited number of unpaid internships in Colombia with 3 & 6 month durations from graduate students in Journalism, Communications, Finance, Economics, International Relations, or synonymous curricula. Exceptional undergraduate...
Posted On September 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Atento Opens 3rd Contact Center in Pereira, Risaralda; 8th in Colombia

Contact center outsourcing firm Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO) has opened a new contact center for customer service in Pereira, Risaralda, Finance Colombia has learned. This makes Atento’s third center in Pereira, and eighth center in Colombia. The center in Tres Nevados-Pereira will provide jobs for 1,000 agents and...
Posted On September 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia Among Andean Nations Receiving SES-10 Satellite Training In Betzdorf, Luxembourg

Satellite operator SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today the kickoff of annual training for the Andean Community as part of the company’s stated goal of providing worldwide training to broadcast communities in regions of the world where SES operates. SES-10 is a new Ku-band satellite slated to launch...
Posted On September 22, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Grupo Aval, Along With Yellow Pepper & Credibanco, Introduces Aval Pay Digital Wallet

Visa users within Grupo Aval’s Banks: Banco Occidente, Banco de Bogotá, Banco AV Villas, and Banco Popular and have an Android or iOS smartphone will be the first to Access Aval Pay, a new digital wallet in Colombia. The platform was developed using technology by Yellow Pepper, and in conjunction with Credibanco,...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Drones like this may not be used by civilians in Colombia.
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Colombia Issues Strict Regulations For Drone Usage

Colombia’s civil aviation authority has released Circular 002, published in Official Diary #49.624 that sets out the regulations for operating drones, known formally as Aeronaves Pilotadas a Distancia (Airships Piloted from a Distance) within Colombian airspace. Primary guidelines insist that civilian drones, also...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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The United States Remains Top Travel Destination For Colombians – And Top Source of Visitors

According to ANATO, the Colombian Association of Travel Agencies and Tourism, the US continues to be the top international travel destination for Colombians, a position it has held for almost a decade. The most popular travel packages are trips to Orlando and New York City. “According to statistics from Migration...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Paypal is pulling out of Colombia
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Here’s Why PayPal Is ‘Leaving’ Colombia: Exclusive Interview

PayPal, the global electronic payments system that was purchased, then spun out of internet auction platform eBay, recently announced that it is pulling out of Colombia, at least for domestic payments. The company, that allows individuals and businesses to send money to each other without revealing bank...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Baker & McKenzie Feted As Top Tax Lawyers In Colombia

Last week in New York City during the International Tax Review award event for The Americas honoring top tax lawyers, auditors and accountants, the international law firm Baker & McKenzie won several awards categories including Tax Firm Of The Year for Colombia, Tax Firm Of The Year for Latin America, and Tax...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
volcanic eruption photo courtesy of Wikilmages - Pixabay
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$44 Billion USD Economic Risk In Bogotá And Medellín; $20 Billion Due To Human Factors, Says Lloyd’s

Not counting the rest of Colombia, Bogotá and Medellín alone face a total of $43.97 billion USD of risk over the next decade, according to analysis by Lloyd’s of London. Human created risks, such as terrorism, cyber attacks, or market collapse make up 45% of the measured risk. The analysis estimates that in...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Colombia leads major LatAm economies in mobile churn
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Colombia Leads Large Latin American Economies For Mobile Churn

In the last 12 months, just 20 percent of cell phone users in Colombia have changed their provider, followed by 19 percent in Brazil and Mexico, 17 percent in Chile and Peru, and just nine percent in Argentina. Across Latin American countries, only 20 percent or less of cell phone users have switched their service...
Posted On September 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Suramericana To Make $674 Million USD Acquisition Of RSA Insurance Group’s Latam Assets

Medellín based Grupo SURA´s insurance and risk management subsidiary, Suramericana S.A., has announced that it has reached a definite agreement to acquire RSA Insurance Group PLC´s operations in Latin America, for a total of £403 million British pounds, representing COP 1.91 trillion (USD $614 million) for 99.6%...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Kuepa Buys Bogotá Based First Class English, Raises Additional $3 Million USD To Fuel Latam Growth

Online learning and workforce development firm Kuepa.com has grown its Colombian presence by taking a majority stake in Colombian language school First Class English, which provides educational programs, test preparation, and exams for the corporate market in Colombia. First Class English has graduated over 10,000...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Toronto from Lake Ontario - courtesy Pixabay
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ProColombia, MinTIC TO Hold “Colombia Bring IT On” Business Event in Toronto In October

ProColombia and the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications will host the first technology focused Business Matchmaking forum to pair roughly 70 Colombian companies with an expected 150 to 200 Canadian and US buyers and investors October 28 and 29, 2015 in Toronto. The invitation-only...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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President’s Forum Unites Key Colombian Business Leaders for 3rd Annual Leadership Encounter

Bogotá’s Club El Nogal will be the host of the 3rd annual Leadership Encounter sponsored by the Colombian Presidents’ Forum, named “Leaders that inspire actions of change.”  The event, September 30 from 7am to 1pm, seeks to bring together the most successful professionals and business leaders from diverse sectors...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Jacana oilfield chachalaca 1 caribbean graphic
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GeoPark Strikes Oil At 12,270 Foot Depth Off Colombia’s Caribbean Coast

Latin American oil and gas explorer GeoPark Limited (NYSE: GPRK), with current operations in Chile, Colombia, Brasil, and Argentina, has announced a new oil field discovery following the drilling of the Chachalaca 1 exploration well, located on the Llanos 34 Block in Colombia, where GeoPark has a 45% working...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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High Level US Trade Delegation Arrives In Colombia This Week

Beginning Wednesday, September 16th and 17th, 20 US companies will be visiting Colombia, accompanied by the US Chamber of Commerce and the US State Department. The delegation will be meeting with top Colombian government representatives to discuss different topics relevant to business operations and investment...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Exento Extento, Exencion,Aeronautica Civil, Aerocivil, Tax Stamp
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International Visitors No Longer Have To Stand In Line For Tax Stamp When Departing From Colombia’s Airports

Up until now, International visitors, and Colombians in certain circumstances, have had to go to a counter and get a tax exemption stamp known as an “exento” when departing Colombia. This exempts them from a modest departure tax, but creates an unnecessary hassle, and another line which in some cases, could cause...
Posted On September 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Pacific Exploration & Production Subsidiary Debuts Puerto Bahia Cargo Port in Cartagena

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC), formerly known as Pacific Rubiales, has announced the start of operations of Puerto Bahía port facilities in Cartagena, Colombia. The multimodal terminal officially started liquid and general bulk transport operations on August 28, 2015. Port...
Posted On September 13, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Ecopetrol & Cenit Increase Petroleum Storage Capacity By 820,000 Barrels At Coveñas Maritime Terminal

State owned petroleum company Ecopetrol and its subsidiary Cenit has commenced operation of two new hydrocarbon storage tanks in the Coveñas maritime terminal, Colombia’s primary petroleum shipping port. The two new tanks, each with capacity of 420,000 barrels, are part of a project of infrastructure improvement...
Posted On September 13, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Exclusive Interview: The US Commercial Service Is A Vital Link In The Value Chain Connecting The US & Colombian Economies

Three years after the Free Trade Agreement was ratified and put into effect between the US and Colombia, both sides are already seeing tangible benefits. Vital in managing the trade relations between the two countries, the US Commercial Service works out of the United States Embassy in Bogotá, one of the United...
Posted On August 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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First Look: Epson’s Ecotank Small Office Printers Aim To Rewrite The SOHO Inkjet Equation

By now, most of us are aware of the ‘game’ played by printer manufacturers:  Offer an inkjet or small-office laser printer at a price lower than the cost of manufacturing, then make significant profits on the exorbitantly priced printer cartridges, known as “consumables” by industry insiders.  Epson, with their...
Posted On August 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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6 Months After Licensure, Banco Multibank Achieves AA/F1+ By Fitch Ratings

After operating for over 20 years as Macrofinanciera S.A. Compañia de Financiamiento, and six months after receiving a Colombian banking license, Banco Multibank S.A. has been rated AA for long term risk by Fitch Ratings, and F1+ for short term risk. The ratings reflect the support Multibank S.A. receives from its...
Posted On August 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Medellin’s Éxito Purchases Grupo Pão de Açúcar in Brasil, Libertad in Argentina; Now Largest Retailer In South America

Last week, Medellin based Grupo Éxito has entered into a share purchase agreement with Casino regarding the acquisitions in cash of a 50% stake in the holding company of 99.9% the ordinary voting shares of Grupo Pão de Açúcar, representing 18,8% of the total capital, along with consolidation rights to the...
Posted On August 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Ituango Hydroelectric Project Driving Rural Development In Western Antioquia

Six Antioqueño communities in the area of influence of EPM’s Ituango Hydroelectric project stand to benefit from commitments made by EPM’s CEO Juan Esteban Calle Restrepo, and Medellin’s mayor Anibal Gaviria Correa. The two principals laid out those commitments at a meeting held last Thursday in the Liborina...
Posted On August 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Ohio Based Murray Energy Buys Colombian Coal Mines From Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs has exited the coal mining business by selling its Colombian La Francia and El Hatillo Mines, 3 undeveloped mines, interest in a Colombian railroad, and 184 million tons of coal reserves to Murray Energy, based in St. Clairsville, a small town in Ohio’s Appalachian foothills southeast of Columbus....
Posted On August 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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International Real Estate Convention “Gran Salon Inmobiliario 2015” Launches In Bogotá September 24-27

The 10th edition of Bogota’s principal real estate convention kicks off the 24th of September in the Corferias convention complex, in conjunction with La Lonja Propiedad Raíz de Bogotá (a Lonja is equivalent to a board of realty, or Realtor’s association). Over the four days of the Gran Salon Inmobiliario,...
Posted On August 30, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s Economy Slowing, But Corporate Credit Quality Not At Risk

Based on statistics available through March of 2015, Colombia’s industrial sector has experienced a negative annualized growth rate through the previous four quarters, led downward by the petroleum sector. This has resulted in decreased tax revenues for municipal and state governments, causing a budget crunch and...
Posted On August 29, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Red Eagle Mining Raises $19.3 Million, Begins San Ramon Gold Mine Construction

Red Eagle Mining Corporation (TSX-V: RD, OTCQX: RDEMF, SSE-V: RDCL) has completed the second tranche of its previously announced private placement in the amount of approximately $5,650,000 for total gross proceeds of approximately $19,350,000, consisting of 71,677,550 common shares at a price of $0.27 per Share...
Posted On August 28, 2015
, By Loren Moss
The Higabra Valley Tunnel at Continental Gold's Buriticá goldmine in Antioquia.
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Mateo Restrepo Villegas Joins Continental Gold as Executive Vice President

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL)(OTCQX:CGOOF) has announced that Mateo Restrepo Villegas will serve as Executive Vice-President, effective August 12, 2015, and will be located in the company’s Medellín office. Restrepo brings experience in mining, infrastructure, banking and government relations to...
Posted On August 28, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Breaking News: Pacific Rubiales Changes Name To Pacific Exploration & Production Company

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) announced today that it is changing its corporate name to Pacific Exploration and Production Corporation. The name change comes after an acquisition by Alfa S.A.B. and Harbour Energy, Ltd. failed, and the company continues to face a depressed stock price as the...
Posted On August 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Premium Companies & Basic Motorcycle Manufacturers Bullish On Colombia

Indian motorcycle company Royal Enfield wants to expand globally, and it is targeting Colombia as a key market. “Currently we are an Indian company,” CEO Siddhartha Lal told India’s Business Standard in July. “We want to be a global player.” Royal Enfield boasts that it is the world’s oldest bike maker...
Posted On August 14, 2015
, By Jared Wade
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Medellin Hosting Cities For Life: Global Urbanism Symposium Featuring Experts From 5 Continents – Exclusive Interview

This week, the city of Medellin held the pre-event kickoff for the upcoming Cities For Life Global Meeting 2015, to take place this August 31 to September 1st in Plaza Mayor, the city’s flagship convention center. Cities for Life will bring more than 40 experts from around the world in to discuss urban planning,...
Posted On August 14, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Kalmar DCG140 Forklift Trucks - photo courtesy of Kalmar Global
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Buenaventura Expanding Port Operations, Books $28 Million Gantry Crane Order

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a major port equipment order from long-standing customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. (SPRBun) as they gear up for growth at their operations in Terminal Especializado de Contenedores de Buenaventura S.A. (TECSA) in Buenaventura, Valle de Cauca., 3...
Posted On August 13, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Bogotá’s Nivel Siete Acquired By Blackboard

Washington DC based Blackboard today announced the acquisition of Bogota based Moodle solutions provider Nivel Siete. By merging, the two companies expect to be able to offer more services and solutions to organizations that leverage Moodle, and support a greater number of learners to achieve their educational...
Posted On August 13, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Compas & APM Terminals To Invest $200+ Million In Cartagena Port Upgrade

APM Terminals and Colombian-based port and terminal operating company, Compañia de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas S.A.) have signed a joint venture agreement to jointly manage and operate Compas S.A.’s existing multi purpose Cartagena Terminal. APM Terminals and Compas S.A. will jointly invest over USD $200...
Posted On August 13, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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University of Wisconsin To Open Tropical Disease Laboratory In Medellín’s Ruta-N

City backed business incubator Ruta-N announced yesterday a deal with the University of Wisconsin (USA) to establish a $2+ million laboratory in part of the space recently abandoned by Hewlett Packard. The initial term will be for three years. The venture expects to count on participation and coordination with...
Posted On August 12, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Colombia’s First Three 4G Highway Concessions Financed For $1.2 Billion USD

Yesterday, Colombia’s Development Finance Agency, FDN (Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo) announced the successful financing of the first three 4G (Fourth Generation) highway concessions, expanding the country’s ground transportation infrastructure. This will facilitate construction of the Girardot-Puerto Salgar,...
Posted On August 12, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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EMCALI Implements Innovari IEP Interactive Energy Platform, Demonstrating Colombia’s Readiness For Smart Grid Technology

Empresas Municipales de Cali (EMCALI) has launched an advanced energy project this summer in the city of Cali, Colombia that will actively manage electrical consumption and supply in selected buildings throughout the capital of the Valle de Cauca. After a successful initial feasibility study, EMCALI selected Texas...
Posted On August 11, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Carlos Rodriguez Angulo and Adolfo Urdaneta of Arthur J. Gallagher Colombia
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Arthur J. Gallagher Expands Colombia Presence; Signals Intent to Purchase Guianza

The international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Colombian retail insurance broker Guianza S.A. Corredores de Seguros (Guianza), subject to regulatory approval. The remaining shares will be owned ...
Posted On August 11, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Colombian Oil & Gas Congress To Be Held August 26-28 In Corferias, Bogotá

The Colombian Oil & Gas Congress, organized annually by ACIPET (Acronym in Spanish for the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers) and Corferias, is the principal petroleum industry event held in Colombia, and billed by its organizers as the fourth most important in Latin America. This year, the event...
Posted On July 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Epson Ecotank L555 SOHO Inkjet Printer
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Epson Demonstrates Cartridge-Free Printers In Bogotá By Offering Free Photograph Printing To Public

Epson is promoting its new line of cartridge free inkjet printers designed for SOHO (Small Or Home-Office) environments by offering free prints of photographs or documents to the public at certain locations throughout Bogotá. The “Ecotank” system is built into a line of printers that use refillable tanks instead...
Posted On July 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Cardenas at the Bloomberg Colombia Summit (Photo credit Emilio Aparicio - MHCP)
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Cardenas: ‘Intelligent Austerity’ Is Colombian Government’s Policy Going Forward

Colombia’s Finance Ministry (Minhacienda) head Mauricio Cardenas said Tuesday at Bogotá’s Bloomberg Conference that the government will propose a national budget of “Intelligent Austerity”—belt tightening in public sector spending, and supporting private sector growth into a larger portion of the econom...
Posted On July 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
The Bolette Dolphin drilling ship at the Kronos -1 site in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, Southwest of Cartagena
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Ecopetrol & Anadarko Strike Oil Off Colombia’s Atlantic Coast, Almost 4km Deep

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) has issued a statement indicating that, along with partner Anadarko, it has verified the presence of hydrocarbon resources at the ultra-deepwater depth of 3720 meters, via its Kronos-1 well in the Fuerte Sur block. This discovery validates the proposed geological...
Posted On July 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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ID Global Solutions Purchases Colombia’s MultiPay SAS – CEO Thomas Szoke Talks Strategy

Soon after closing a round of convertible debenture financing, Longwood, Florida based ID Global Solutions Corporation has announced its purchase of Bogotá’s MultiPay S.A.S.via a stock swap.  MultiPay is a payment gateway and IT services provider that offers transactional routing, payment gateways, electronic...
Posted On July 31, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Copa Retains Top Spot In Colombia With 93% On Time Performance

Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA), has held onto its position as the top airline in on-time performance and flight completion in Colombia during first half of 2015, according to aviation research and data collection firm FlightStats. Copa completed the first six months of the year with an average on-time performance of...
Posted On July 27, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Radisson Blu Opening New Hotels In Santa Marta & San Andres

According to an announcement made at the Global Business Travel Association Convention on Sunday,  Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is building two new Radisson Blu hotels in Colombia, making this the Radisson Blu brand’s first foray into Latin America, along with its renovation of the Radisson Petra La Dehesa Hotel in...
Posted On July 27, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Medellín’s Parques del Rio Project Seeks To Transform Urban Civic Life – 1st Phase On Track For January Completion

In 1941, the artist Pedro Nel Gómez, followed by the architect Juan Wolff in 1942, floated initiatives to make the Medellin river the center for life and development in Colombia’s second largest city. Nothing much happened until urban planners Carlos Julio Calle and Luis Fernando Arbeláez, working with the...
Posted On July 26, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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US Filter Manufacturer Donaldson Buys Bucaramanga’s Partmo

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)—Wisconsin based vehicular filter maker Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI), has announced this month the agreement to acquire 100% of Industrias Partmo S.A. Partmo, a $15 million (USD annual revenues) manufacturer of replacement air, lube and fuel filters in Bucaramanga, Santander....
Posted On July 26, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Medellín’s “Feria de las Flores” Flower Festival Returns This Weekend

Business travelers to Colombia in the coming weeks would be unwise not to make time for this year’s Feria de las Flores (Flower Fair) taking place in Medellin. Colombia is one of the world’s top flower producers, and Medellin’s Antioquia region is a flower production epicenter. The annual celebration of this...
Posted On July 26, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Copper Cable Thefts On The Rise, Affecting Ecopetrol Operations

The terrorist actions in recent months against the infrastructure of Ecopetrol, has been compounded by another recent menace: theft of copper cables that supply electrical power to oil wells. So far in 2015, Ecopetrol has reported 393 thefts of copper wire in three production areas of the country, almost double...
Posted On July 26, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Guest Column: Mobile Applications For The Bank Of The Future

The notion of mobility has become, nowadays, an important factor in people’s personal and professional life. Because of this, companies are increasingly investing in mobile solutions that increase productivity, effectiveness and rapidity in both corporate processes and the quality of their services. Mobile...
Posted On July 26, 2015
, By Tannia Alanis
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Why Colombia Is Home To Latin America’s Most Important Motorcycle Industry Event

In some countries, motorcycles are a luxury and a pastime. However in other countries, such as Colombia, they are basic transportation for millions. Cold or hot, rain or shine, motorcycles are on the road in Colombia 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Latin America’s most important motorcycle industry...
Posted On July 23, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Grand Tierra Energy Files For Share Buyback

CALGARY, July 22, 2015 – PRNewswire – Gran Tierra Energy Inc.  (NYSE MKT: GTE, TSX: GTE), today announces that it intends to implement a normal course issuer bid through the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the NYSE MKT. Pursuant to the bid and subject to regulatory approval, Gran Tierra...
Posted On July 22, 2015
, By Loren Moss
avianca colombia bogota el dorado rut los angeles
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In June, Avianca Carried 2,336,139 passengers: 10.2% More Than Same Period 2014

In June, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) (*) 2,336,139 passengers, up 10.2% compared to June 2014. Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 7.7%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs (revenue passenger kilometers), increased 8.5%. The load...
Posted On July 22, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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ETB Appoints Credicorp Capital As Market Maker For The BVC

Bogota, July 14, 2015 – ETB, Bogotá’s telecommunications company, has named Credicorp Capital Colombia, S.A. to serve as a market maker in the BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia), Colombia’s primary stock exchange. ETB, seeks to make its shares more liquid and attractive to investors, and grow its presence in...
Posted On July 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Statement: Fitch Issues Financial Strength Ratings Reviews Of Top Colombian Banks

Fitch Ratings-New York-21 July 2015: Fitch Ratings has completed its review of Colombia’s five largest banks and their related entities. As a result of the review, the ratings for Bancolombia and Banco Davivienda have been upgraded and the ratings for Banco de Bogota, BBVA Colombia and Banco de Occidente...
Posted On July 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Arthur J. Gallagher Takes 65% Stake In Colombia’s ARM Re

London, 20 July 2015: Arthur J. Gallagher  (NYSE: AJG) has extended its investment in Latin America by taking a 65% stake in independent Colombian energy and construction specialist ARM Re Ltda. (ARM). Specific terms and pricing of the transaction were not disclosed. Established nine years ago, ARM is led by...
Posted On July 21, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Lloyd’s Opening Representative Office In Bogotá, Appoints Realphe As Colombia Head

London based global specialty insurance and reinsurance market Lloyd’s, announced last week that it has received approval from the Colombia’s financial regulatory authority Superfinanciera to open a representative office in Bogotá.  Under the new Lloyd’s representative office license, Lloyd’s syndicates may...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Axon Partners Group’s Amerigo Ventures Pacifico Fund Takes Stake In Digital Media Provider Enmedio

Colombian digital signage company Enmedio has received a funding round of up to $4 million USD in the next 24 months by Madrid-based Axon Partners Group. Enmedio uses digital screens placed in public and private locations to display advertisements, news, information and entertainment content. The investment with...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
Above photo: «Ecopetrol» de Dvalencia – Own work, used under license CC BY-SA 3.0 vía Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecopetrol.jpg#/media/File:Ecopetrol.jpg
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BREAKING NEWS: Ecopetrol Chairman Gonzalo Restrepo Lopez Resigns

BOGOTA, Colombia, July 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) hereby reports that, at the Board of Directors’ meeting on Friday, July 17, 2015, the Board of Directors decided as follows: To accept the resignation of Mr. Gonzalo Restrepo Lopez as member and chairman...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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US Based Insurer W.R. Berkley Launches Berkley International Seguros Colombia S.A.

GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced the formation of Berkley International Seguros Colombia S.A. to provide a full range of commercial insurance products, including construction all risk, surety, general liability, directors and officers liability,...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Barranquilla’s Technoglass Files For Warrant Exchange Tender

Barranquilla based Technoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) has filed with the SEC a form S-4 proposing to exchange outstanding warrants for ordinary shares. Under the offer, each warrant holder will be able to receive one share in exchange for every 2.6 outstanding warrants. Upon approval, the offer will be extended to all...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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Fitch Withdraws All Ratings For Banco GNB Sudameris

Fitch Ratings has announced that is has withdrawn all of the ratings that it has issued for Banco GNB Sudameris S.A. The Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and senior debt ratings have been withdrawn because Banco GNB Sudameris has chosen to stop participating in the rating process. Therefore, Fitch will no longer have...
Posted On July 19, 2015
, By Loren Moss
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