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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...

One in four Fitch-rated corporates in Latin America is exposed to either a one-notch sovereign or country ceiling downgrade, while ratings for nearly one-third of issuers are vulnerable to a two-notch downgrade, according to Fitch Ratings. There are a meaningful number of...

Heavy commodity dependence and direct trade exposures represent significant vulnerabilities for Latin American economies if China’s slowdown is sharper than expected, says Fitch Ratings. Large commodity exporters such as Chile, Brazil, Peru and Colombia are likely to be...

Avianca: "Our business may not succeed even if the Re-profiling Plan is successful and the Stakeholder Investment is consummated."

Earlier this month, according to various eyewitness reports, around 100 independent Rappi delivery contractors burned their trademark orange merchandise totes in front of Rappi’s offices in the north of Bogotá.  Rappi delivery contractors are not employees but independent...

Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE: BAP) announced last week that it has reached an agreement to acquire 74.49% of the capital stock of Banco Compartir S.A. one of the leading microfinance banks in Colombia, from a group of shareholders including Colsubsidio, Cafam, Comfandi, Comfenalco...

FRISS and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) announced last week that SURA Colombia (SURA) has deployed its integrated claims fraud detection program for motor personal lines with the FRISS accelerator for Guidewire ClaimCenter. According to FRISS, SURA Colombia is the first...

Bogotá continues to consolidate itself as a leader in the high end office market according to a study performed by global real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. According to the study, Bogotá comes in second, just after Santiago de Chile, with 167 m2 of class A space per 1,000...

Medellín based utility company EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) announced last week that it has decided to pause the planned first stage of the sale of its shares in Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. (ISA). Currently, in this process, 112,605,547 ordinary shares, equivalent to...

Latin American corporate credit indicators point toward varying leverage trends across the region, with the majority of countries experiencing stabilizing and decreasing leverage, according to a series of new Fitch Ratings reports. “Following a heavy election cycle in 2018,...