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A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval.

A post-Brexit trade deal between Colombia and the United Kingdom was approved by Colombia’s congress in its first debate. The bill seeks to maintain trade integration, market access and commercial relationship between the two Atlantic countries.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted phytosanitary certification for exports from four Colombian beef processors, allowing Colombian ranchers to tap into Saudi Arabia’s $400 million USD beef market. Red Cárnica S.A.S. from Córdoba (belonging to Athena Foods, of Minerva...

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...

The European Union is sponsoring a project to help small and medium sized businesses in Colombia take full advantage of their rights under Colombian and international intellectual property law. The program is called IP Key, and operates under the auspices of the European Union...

"We cannot remain bystanders to this human tragedy,” said Christos Stylianides of the European Union.

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.

Among South American nations, only Chile (up 24.3%), Bolivia (21.9%), and Uruguay (16.1%) outperformed Colombia this quarter.

Colombia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Austria to promote cooperations in renewable energy.