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Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

The rating downgrades of Ecopetrol, OCENSA and A.I. Candelaria reflect the direct and indirect linkage of these companies to the Sovereign Rating downgrade of Colombia, which Fitch downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'. The ratings for Emgesa, Isagen and UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones have...

According to a new report by Colombia Risk Analysis, the debate underway over pension reform in Colombia is plagued with misinformation and confusion resulting from the current divisive political climate in the country, and conflicting objectives by various political actors....

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...

Exito plans to monetize its Big Data assets through a program called Puntos Colombia, which has been developed with Bancolombia and will launch in early 2018.

"Fintech investments are on the rise in Latin America, growing 31%, in terms of dollars, and 81%, in terms of deal count, in 2016."

Over the past decade, the cloud has moved from something that was something of a novelty to an essential business service. Before, what was seen as a tech-world phenomenon that some companies found use for is now simply a part of the everyday fabric of operations. Amazon Web...

"A good work of art by a good artist not only decorates your house, your office, or your apartment — it’s also an asset," says Alberto Hugo Restrepo of the Aleph gallery.

Though the notes have a Baa1 rating with a stable outlook, Moody's has concerns over Sura's leverage, regional market volatility, and the immature capital markets of Latin America.

"Colombia is heavily underinsured. If you look at insurance penetration ... Colombia is about a quarter of where it should be," said John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd's of London.