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Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE: BAP) announced last week that it has reached an agreement to acquire 74.49% of the capital stock of Banco Compartir S.A. one of the leading microfinance banks in Colombia, from a group of shareholders including Colsubsidio, Cafam, Comfandi, Comfenalco...

Toronto based upstream petroleum producer Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) announced today that the company will be added to the Standard & Poor’s TSX Composite Index, effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, June 24, 2019. The Frontera is also being added to...

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the Baa2 issuer rating of Interconexion Electrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA). (OTCQX: IESFY) (BVC: ISA) At the same time, Moody’s revised the outlook to stable from negative. This action follows Moody´s recent rating action on the...

As part of its expansion plan in the region, Viva Air has initiated operations of its new bi-directional international route between Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) and Lima, Peru (LIM) from $195 USD round trip, flying Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On June 7, Viva Air’s pink-livery...

For the month of May, 2019, Copa Holdings, parent company of Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA), announced that system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) decreased 2.6% year over year, while capacity (ASMs or Available Seat Miles) decreased 4.6%.  As a result, system load factor for the month...

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...

Petroleum producer Frontera Energy (TSX:FEC)has announced an increase in production to 65,560 barrels of oil per day , equivalent in the first quarter of 2019, up 4% from the same quarter last year. The Canada based company with operations in Colombia attributes the increase to...

Bogotá continues to consolidate itself as a leader in the high end office market according to a study performed by global real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. According to the study, Bogotá comes in second, just after Santiago de Chile, with 167 m2 of class A space per 1,000...

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,...

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...