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The secretary's mission is to consult with Colombian officials on their plans to maintain strength in public finances in a post-conflict Colombia.

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“Parts of Colombia haven’t grown at all for years because of the conflict and the absence of the state," said President Juan Manuel Santos.

Giving state and city governments in Latin America more autonomy to manage their own sources of tax revenue could promote greater local development and efficiency, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The study, Decentralizing Revenue in Latin...

The Global analyst firm Everest Group has released a comprehensive, 165 page report (available here) covering global service delivery locations, and the report cites Colombia as a nascent location in the global services market. While the country still has only a small share of...

New York – Citi (NYSE:C) today announced its intention to exit from consumer banking operations in Brasil, Argentina and Colombia. The businesses, which include retail banking and credit card operations, will initially be transferred from Citicorp into Citi Holdings and will...

Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited US President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss ongoing issues, and commemorate 15 years of US diplomatic, military, and social aid to Colombia via the package known as Plan Colombia. Colombia and Chile are the...

While initially offering $175 per $1,000 face value of delinquent Pacific Exploration & Production (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) notes due between 2019 and 2015, Harbour Energy subsidiary EIG Pacific Holdings has revised downward its offer to $160 per $1,000 face value, and amended...

Five year old Brazilian reinsurance company Austral Resseguradora has received authorization to operate in Colombia and Ecuador, the Rio de Janeiro firm has announced. The firm is a subsidiary of Austral Participações S.A. Aside from operations in Brasil, Colombia and Ecuador,...

Michael R. Bloomberg today launched Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire Latin American and Caribbean cities to develop bold new ideas that solve major problems and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities. The...