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Colombia is positioned as a high growth market for the processed foods industry, according to the industry gremio (industry association) ANDI (National Association of Businesspeople). Statistics provided by ANDI indicate that while Latin America regional per capita processed food...

The first of two Four Seasons Hotels has opened in Bogotá Q4 2015. After a multimillion dollar remodel that started in December of 2014, the historic Casa Medina in Bogotá’s Zona-G near the Financial District reopened as Four Seasons Casa Medina. Owned by the Gilinski Group, the...

ACE Limited announced the leadership team it intends to appoint for the Latin America region of the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division, which includes Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Central America and the...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...