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Adam Boehler of the US DFC is visiting Colombia until tomorrow with a team of senior executives from the Corporation to identify new opportunities to finance private sector projects.

Über's Vice President Justin Kintz shares thoughts on the disappointing environment in Colombia for ride-sharing & alternative transportation methods.

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler (pictured above) met with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Cartagena last month. In a statement, Boehler reaffirmed the United States’ “steadfast commitment to the Colombian...

As Colombia’s government, apparently allied with sometimes violent taxi syndicates runs off mobility providers such as Uber and domestic company Picap, electric scooter provider Lime has announced that it is also abandoning its Bogotá foothold in a blog post by its CEO. This...

Almost simultaneously with a ruling against Uber, Supertransporte, the enforcement organ of Colombia’s Ministry of Transportation (above photo) has ordered the liquidation of CAP Technologies S.A.S.; the company behind the Picap brand of mobility, a local alternative to Uber. In...

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque today named Bahía Soláno, Chocó native Mabel Gisela Torres Torres PhD as Colombia’s new minister of Science, Technology & Innovation. Torres is a scientist from Colombia’s Pacific Coast who after 9 years of study abroad, returned to the...

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque yesterday signed the Law 2010 of December 27, 2019 called the “Ley de Crecimiento Económico” or “Economic Growth Law” after it was approved by Colombia’s congress. The administration hopes the law will spur foreign direct investment and grow the...

Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez announced yesterday, from his Twitter account, the appointment of University of Los Andes economist Arturo José Galindo Andrade as the new co-director of the Banco de la República, Colombia’s Central Bank, replacing José Antonio Ocampo. “I...

Colombia’s government has raised the minimum wage for 2020 by 6% to $980,657 Colombian Pesos ($298.92 USD) per month, including the transportation subsidy mandatory for employees making less than twice the official minimum wage. The minimum monthly salary will be set at $877,803...

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....