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"Signs for an improvement in credit metrics are slowly emerging for corporates across Latin America following a tough year during 2016," said Jay Djemal of Fitch Ratings.

Some 60 speakers, including Juan Jose Echavarría of Colombia and José Olivares of Peru, will gather to discuss economic growth forecasts and upcoming infrastructure investments.

"For anybody who wants to promote protection, I suggest they read an economic history of the 1930s," said Peruvian President Kuczynski.

With more planes heading from Spain to Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín, Avianca will now be offering 35 flights per week between the two countries.

In terms of large Latin American economies, Peru and Colombia are the only two countries currently projected for growth of 3.0% or more in 2017.

Giving state and city governments in Latin America more autonomy to manage their own sources of tax revenue could promote greater local development and efficiency, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The study, Decentralizing Revenue in Latin...

The 5th edition of Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes 2016 was a massive success seeing over 380 senior level decision makers attending this ‘by invitation only’ event on the 23rd – 24th of February 2016 at The JW Marriott, Bogota. During the 2 days, senior level executives...

Medellín based SURA Asset Management and Peru’s Credicorp Capital  have announced a strategic alliance creating a new fund in order to invest  $1.3 billion COP (approximately $400 million USD) in Colombia’s “fourth generation” (4G) roadway infrastructure projects. The...

Given the challenging petroleum price environment observed since the beginning of 2016, Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC:ECOPETROL; NYSE:EC; TSX:ECP) has announced that it will seek to save an additional $1.6 trillion COP ($478.736 million USD) through 2016. This comes after the company...

São Paulo based Stefanini, a $1B global provider of IT outsourcing, applications management and consulting, and strategic staffing services, has announced that it has acquired Paipa, Boyacá based Government ERP provider Sysman SAS, which will change its name to Stefanini Sysman...