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ProColombia announced new investments from 21 countries totalling $1.477 billion USD generating 17,000 new jobs.

Fedex has announced that 10 deserving SMEs may compete to share a total of $66,767 USD worth of prize money based on innovative ideas.

Today, mechanical engineer Armando Zamora Reyes (above, left) was sworn in as president of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency by Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez Londoño

ProColombia has opened registration for the 80th Business Matchmaking Forum to take place in Medellín’s Plaza Mayor Convention Center from March 16-18, expecting to bring together 3,000 entrepreneurs, exporters and buyers from across Colombia and abroad.

The performance of Barranquilla-born Shakira in Sunday’s Super Bowl played at the Hard Rock Stadium outside of Miami is an obvious connection, but lesser known is the fact that 24 of Jennifer Lopez’s dancers are members of Cali, Colombia based Swing Latino salsa dance group. And...

Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) has announced the addition of two new destinations to its network in 2020, with service to Bucaramanga (BGA) and Barranquilla (BAQ) Colombia starting in April, subject to regulatory approval. Spirit flew its first flight to Colombia in May 2008,...

Colombia’s economy continues to grow, and the country attracts more foreign direct investment every year. Just this October, over a billion US dollars in FDI was announced at investment Promotion Agency ProColombia’s 2019 Investment Summit. Colombia’s capital of 9 million souls,...

With more than 1,000 business meetings held at Colombia’s recent Colombia Investment Summit 2019, Colombia’s national Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) ProColombia announced over $1 Billion USD in new foreign direct investment (FDI). These include an investment by the US...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted phytosanitary certification for exports from four Colombian beef processors, allowing Colombian ranchers to tap into Saudi Arabia’s $400 million USD beef market. Red Cárnica S.A.S. from Córdoba (belonging to Athena Foods, of Minerva...

Global emerging market startup accelerator Seedstars has named its nine most promising startups from Latin Amercia in front of over 200 guests at Medellin’s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB). These nine early stage companies will represent the region at the Seedstars...