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Colombia’s financial superintendent Jorge Castaño Gutiérrez has appointed the economist Juan Carlos Mendoza as the delegate for the Supervision of Market Risk and Liquidity for Superfinanciera, Colombia’s financial regulatory body. Mendoza worked for more than 10 years in the...

Digital Americas Pipeline Initiative, or DAPI is a binational company founded last year with offices in Colombia and the US. The Colombian operation is housed in Medellín’s Ruta-N. The company seeks to train and provide RPA (Robotics Process Automation) and other IT talent to...

The White House yesterday released a statement announcing President Donald Trump’s intention to appoint Ambassador Philip Goldberg as the ambassador to Colombia, replacing Kevin Whitaker. Mr. Goldberg is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career...

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency “Notice To Airmen” (NOTAM) that restricts US flights and pilots, except those working for foreign commercial air cariers, from flying over Venezuela, with the exception of high altitude...

The upcoming international congress and exhibition “COLOMBIA OIL AND GAS” is a business platform for developing effective strategies, sharing experiences, presenting new investment projects and innovations, consolidating efforts of governments and business to implement oil and...

Last week in Bogotá, branding & reputation expert Didier Lagae presented at a lunch reception and discussion at the Grand Hyatt Bogotá his new book “Marca País, un país como marca.” The book presents the main challenges in professional brand management of an...

Barranquilla Colombia glass manufacturer Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) (BVC:TGLSC) has been busy the past year and a half. After posting strong growth numbers in the US, its major export market, the company purchased a large stake in Saint Gobain’s Colombia glass manufacturing...

The Regional Association of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL) has announced last week its signature of the statement of support to the Women’s Empowerment Principles promoted by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact....

In 2008, the Miami Rum Festival began as a small but elegant rum tasting event at Coral Gables’ historic Venetian Pool with 54 luxury rums and 150 rum enthusiasts in attendance. Eleven years later — after growing the event to be the biggest gathering of rum experts and...

Criminal groups from Colombia have become the major source of employment in Venezuelan villages across the border as they recruit victims of the Venezuelan crisis in order to expand and build up their criminal power, according to a report by a human rights organization. Guerrilla...