The Cali, Colombia operations, brands and machinery of Pacific Fruits, one of the leading companies for packing and commercialization of agricultural products, especially the Hass variety of avocado has been acquired by Israeli investment vehicle Managro.
During 2019, Invest in Bogota (IIB), the city of Bogotá's investment promotion agency, supported 48 greenfield Foreign Direct Investment projects, its highest number for a calendar year since its institution in 2006.
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...
Representatives of Colombia and Japan have agreed to establish a permanent working group to advance common interests in trade, investment, and cooperation in the “Orange economy.” The effort was agreed upon during a meeting between Colombian vice minister of trade Laura...
Following a series of concerns expressed by Colombia and other countries in the Amazon basin, the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for the Assignment of Names and Numbers (ICANN) took the decision to set the final steps for the Amazon States and the American company...
Avianca and Tokyo-based airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) have expanded their codeshare agreement to include flights between Japan and the Latin American capitals of Bogotá and San Salvador. These flights connect Colombia and El Salvador to Japan via a stopover in Mexico City’s...
The Amgen Foundation scholarships will allow Colombian science and engineering students to research at the University of Kyoto and the University of Tokyo.