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Fitch: Real GDP Will Fall 4.5% in Colombia & 3.9% In Chile; Countries Will Struggle To Recover

Further reductions to our growth forecasts for Chile (A/Negative) and Colombia (BBB-/Negative) due to the coronavirus pandemic will mean faster increases in budget deficits and public debt this year, Fitch Ratings says. The ability to develop credible medium-term plans to reverse...

Posted On May 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Is Now The 37th Full Member Of The OECD

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.

Posted On April 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Bayport Receives $12.5 Million USD Infusion From Incofin For Colombian Payroll Lending Operations

Bayport closed a $12.5 million USD agreement with Incofin Investment Management to fund its operations in Colombia, where the company is a lender to pensioners and public sector employees.

Posted On April 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Sede Barragán is small and, like many rural Colombian schools, lacks resources. But the students take great pride in their school, which features the colors and design typical of buildings throughout coffee country. (Credit: Jared Wade)

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Cato Institute Scholar: School Choice Increases Earnings in Colombia

There’s an ongoing debate about how we should evaluate the effectiveness of school choice policies. Last month, two education professors argued that standardized test scores should be “the measure of success.” Other education researchers – including myself – contend that we...

Posted On August 11, 2019

, By Editorial Staff

Photo: Iván Duque Márquez, president of Colombia, briefs reporters during the U.N. General Assembly. (Photo credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

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Approval Rating of Colombian President Duque Plummets Just Months After Taking Office

Duque is down 20 points from the 47% approval rating he garnered in the previous poll toward the end of October.

Posted On November 19, 2018

, By Jared Wade

University of the Andes - The Edifício Mario Laserna at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. (Credit: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo / Universidad de los Andes)

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Universidad de los Andes Named Best University in Colombia, Eighth Best in Latin America

Though Los Andes continues to excel, the nation’s other institutions continue to lag behind many of their regional peers in the rankings.

Posted On September 24, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Santo Tomás University (Photo credit: Jared Wade)

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Santo Tomás University Approved for $25 million USD Loan from IFC

The loan will largely be used for campus improvements to the university's locations in Bogotá, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Villavicencio, and Tunja.

Posted On July 19, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Inflation Falls to 3.14% in Colombia, Nearing Central Bank Target Rate

The consumer price index (IPC) rose by just 0.24% from February to March, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 3.14%, down from 3.37% in February.

Posted On April 7, 2018

, By Jared Wade

The Amgen Foundation scholarships will allow Colombian science and engineering students to research at the University of Kyoto and the University of Tokyo. (Credit: Amgen Foundation)

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Amgen Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications for Colombian Science Students to Study in Japan

The Amgen Foundation scholarships will allow Colombian science and engineering students to research at the University of Kyoto and the University of Tokyo.

Posted On January 5, 2018

, By Jared Wade