Various Belgian firms are active in Colombia, including Jan de Nul, Puratos, AB InBev, Bakaert, Acalis, Etex, Delta Light, Café Velvet, Procecal, Incofin,and others.
55% of Colombians support more trade barriers to imports of foreign goods and services, while a majority of 54% of Colombians still agree that “Overall, globalization is a good thing for my country.”
The Colombian government continues to arrange humanitarian flights to repatriate its citizens stranded abroad. To participate, Colombians must have previously registered with their respective Colombian Consulates to qualify for these flights, and must pay the ticket cost.
Colombia has completed the 8-year accession process, now making it a full member of the OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development based in Paris.
In the first half of 2019, Colombia’s avocado exports are up 37.6% compared to the same period in 2018, according to ProColombia, Colombia’s export promotion agency, and DANE, the national statistics agency. This in contrast to a global increase in consumption of 3% according to...
Last week in Bogotá, branding & reputation expert Didier Lagae presented at a lunch reception and discussion at the Grand Hyatt Bogotá his new book “Marca País, un país como marca.” The book presents the main challenges in professional brand management of an...