Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.
Colombian presidential hopeful Sergio Fajardo is one of the defendants the comptroller held responsible in today’s ruling, along with former Medellín Mayor Federico Restrepo, former candidate Alonso Salazar, and former CEO of EPM / current CEO of Cementos Argos, Juan Esteban Calle.
Fitch views EPM's corporate governance as weak due to the strong influence exerted by the company's owner, the City of Medellin. EPM has an ESG Relevance Score of '4', which reflects the company's recent instability in board membership and indicates that the score has a negative...
While EPM seeks a litigation jurisdiction of Antioquia Administrative court, the consortium is countersuing in an international court, away from potential political influence in Antioquia’s capital of Medellín.
Fitch Ratings has assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P.'s (EPM) proposed senior unsecured U.S. dollar debt issuance that matures in 2031. Fitch has also assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to the company's proposed reopening of its 8.375% senior...
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has announced that Sergio Rivera Jiménez is the new CEO of Aon Benfield Colombia Reporting to Alejandro Galizia, CEO of Aon Benfield Latin America, Mr. Rivera brings extensive...
MAPFRE, the Spanish based global insurer, has named José Carpio as the new CEO for Colombia, replacing Raul Fernandez Maseda, who is retiring after 20 years with the company. Carpio has been the CEO of MAPFRE in Mexico, and has also held responsibilities with MAPFRE Asistencia in...