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According to ratings firm Fitch, Half-cycle costs for Latin American oil and gas companies increased only slightly in 2018 by 3 percent, versus an 11 percent increase the prior year, according to a new  report the firm issued. “The 2018 increase was caused by higher lifting...

Earlier this month, according to various eyewitness reports, around 100 independent Rappi delivery contractors burned their trademark orange merchandise totes in front of Rappi’s offices in the north of Bogotá.  Rappi delivery contractors are not employees but independent...

FRISS and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) announced last week that SURA Colombia (SURA) has deployed its integrated claims fraud detection program for motor personal lines with the FRISS accelerator for Guidewire ClaimCenter. According to FRISS, SURA Colombia is the first...

Avianca Holdings S.A.,  (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), through its subsidiaries Grupo Taca Holdings Limited and Nicaraguense de Aviacion S.A., closed the sale of its shares in Turboprop Leasing Company Ltd., parent company of the Costa Rican airline Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A...

Latin American corporate credit indicators point toward varying leverage trends across the region, with the majority of countries experiencing stabilizing and decreasing leverage, according to a series of new Fitch Ratings reports. “Following a heavy election cycle in 2018,...

Global business content group WOBI recently held its one day meeting on digital transformation in Medellín’s Plaza Mayor convention center, bringing together international and national speakers to share ideas and ways to rethink business models and customer relationships. The...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sura Asset Management S.A.’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB+’ with a stable rating outlook. Key Ratings Drivers, IDRs and Senior Debt Medellín, Colombia based Sura Asset Management’s...

A lot has changed in the country’s underworld since the fall of one of the world’s most legendary criminals.

South American economies "struggle in developing and retaining talent and are characterized by low levels of quality of life and reduced availability of skilled labor."

This is a fall from 2015, when Colombia ranked 103rd overall, and a substantial drop from its ranking of 84th in 2010.