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Blue Marble Microinsurance is renewing its weather index insurance program for smallholder coffee farmers in Colombia and expanding the coverage significantly.

The parametric insurance policies cover higher-than-expected rain and drought during the periods of the year when coffee beans are young and most susceptible to weather shocks.

The 55-kilometer pipeline, with an 8-inch diameter, will span the distance from the town of Chinchiná in Caldas to Pereira.

In all, some 11.98 million tons of gray cement were shipped in 2017 compared to 12.1 million in 2016.

Though the 57 billion pesos allotted for 2018 are substantially below the 161 billion pesos invested last year, Colombia's commerce ministry stressed that the investment is critical.

As with the nation at large, most areas of Colombia are struggling to achieve growth. But certain segments and indicators are showing positive signs.

In 2016, Colombia accounted for more than one-third of Digitex's global revenue and nearly half of the Spanish BPO's earnings.

Floodwaters in Bagadó reportedly reached more than meter high, while the municipalities of Cértegui, Lloró, and Nuquí also experienced significant flooding.

Heavy rains caused a landslide that killed at least 16 and affected more than 500 families and 80 homes across 16 primarily lower-class neighborhoods.

Gran Colombia Gold is in the middle of a grievance with the Colombian government. The Canadian-registered gold and silver mining firm has been struggling to manage what some would call “illegal mining” and others might call “informal mining” on its...