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...
Ecopetrol’s (BVC:ECOPETROL NYSE:EC TSX:ECP) board of directors has decided to delist the Ecopetrol ADRs (Depositary Receipts) from the Toronto Stock Exchange, pursuant to section 720 of the TSX Companies’ Manual. The decision was based, according to a statement put out this...
Five year old Brazilian reinsurance company Austral Resseguradora has received authorization to operate in Colombia and Ecuador, the Rio de Janeiro firm has announced. The firm is a subsidiary of Austral Participações S.A. Aside from operations in Brasil, Colombia and Ecuador,...
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) announced today that the company and its lenders have agreed to extend the Liquidity Deadline to February 4, 2016, “or such later date as the company and its lenders shall agree.” This comes after the oil company...
Michael R. Bloomberg today launched Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire Latin American and Caribbean cities to develop bold new ideas that solve major problems and improve city life – and that ultimately can be shared with other cities. The...