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Starbucks has partnered with the Inter-American Developmental Bank on a $4 million USD loan program for 2,000 small-scale framers, most of whom will be women.

The policies offered by Nespresso's pilot program are designed for small farms vulnerable to weather fluctuations, price drops, and crop blight.

"We Colombians also have a right to drink quality coffee," said Andres Restrepo of Santo Kaffeto café.

This marks a major expansion for the coffee chain in Medellín, where it only just opened its first cafe in September.

The coffee is so good that Chinese buyer Dai Wei was "willing to pay whatever it took."

Lorenzo Garavito believes the best investment in Colombia is to bet on the consumer. Retail, restaurants, and grocery stores are all low-risk plays with good returns.

"Our farmers produce some of the best coffee in the world, but the conflict has meant many have had to leave their farms," says Robert Velez of Colombia's coffee federation.

The 5th National Championship of Coffee Tasters (V Campeonato Nacional de Catadores) will be held in the ExpoEspeciales Café de Colombia taking place in Bogotá’s Corferias Convention Center from October 15-18. The event is held to select the coffee taster that demonstrates speed,...

The Hotels.com Club Sandwich Index (CSI) continues to compare the dining costs of hotels worldwide with its annual price barometer, the Club Sandwich Index. This year, the elevated report by Hotels.com – the CSI 2.0 – added three more hotel dining items to make the...

These restaurants have been actually visited by Finance Colombia editors, and are recommended to the business traveler.The list is updated on a continual basis, and contains a mix of the rustic to the fancy, so bookmark it and check back often. To nominate a restaurant or to...