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Russia, the United States, and Brazil — three countries with much larger populations — are the only nations that have bought more tickets than Colombia.

“We are now part of the big leagues," said Colombian President Juane Manuel Santos.

Canada, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand have been negotiating to become an associate member, a goal also shared by South Korea.

The top companies will only get $15,000 USD in funding, but they will also receive mentorship during their stay in Mexico City.

The provision is part of a larger, historic $1.36 billion USD bond that covers seismic risk for all four of the Pacific Alliance nations.

In a January poll, only 20% of Colombians said the approve of President Trump.

The Mexicans face new and very different challenges, which offer both risks and opportunities.

Zurich expects the transaction to be finalized “by the end of 2018” and funded by internal sources.

The prediction is slightly below the 3.0% and 2.9% forecasts from the World Bank and IMF, respectively.

The IMF projection is in line with the 2.9% prediction issued last week by the World Bank.