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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...

The European Union has been one of the main financial supporters of Colombia’s peace process in recent years, and this week it pledged an additional $17.5 million USD (€15 million) to the effort. These funds, according to an E.U. statement, are intended to “scale up concrete...

Though the country is advancing its relationship with the alliance in other ways, "Colombia will not conduct tactical operations with NATO," said Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas.

The perception of security in Colombia is better than the three other largest countries in Latin America: Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.

According to Colombia’s Asociación Colombiana de Agencias de Viajes y Turismo (ANATO-for “Colombian Association of Travel & Tourism Agencies” in Spanish), departures of Colombians for the 26 European Union (EU) Schengen zone countries have grown by 31.5% since the visa...

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...

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...