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Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM), the municipally owned multinational utility company based in Medellín, Antioquia was announced the winner of the Lighthouse Innovation Awards 2015 prize, for setting itself apart as a visionary and leader in applying modern technologies to...

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...

Rainbow Tree is a software company dedicated to providing early childhood education software that engages young learners, and can be utilized in a scholastic or home environment. Conceived in the US, Rainbow Tree’s founders decided to stake their claim in Medellin’s Ruta-N; a...

Colombia’s Agencia Nacional del Espectro (National Spectrum Agency) and MINTIC (Ministry of Information and Communication Technology) have imposed fines on three hotels operating in Bogotá for unlawfully using electronic devices to jam mobile phone signals within their premises...

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the insurance financial strengths (IFS) ratings of Chubb de Colombia Compañía de Seguros S.A. after the completion of the ACE and Chubb merger by Switzerland-based Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB, formerly named ACE Limited). The merger...

Various locations throughout the north side of Bogotá will host events that together make up the second annual Bogotá Design Festival, to take place from March 1-5.  The free event seeks to connect citizens and visitors of Colombia with design and innovation, also to contribute...

Ecopetrol (BVC:ECOPETROL, NYSE:EC, TSX:ECP) has won, for the third time, the Accenture Innovation Prize for its EcoDiDesh technology for removing moisture from heavy crude oil products in a more efficient manner than traditional methods. Launched in 2012, this award represents...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2016 Call for Proposals of the Initiative for the Promotion of Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports projects aimed at resolving shared challenges and seizing opportunities for...

Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited US President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss ongoing issues, and commemorate 15 years of US diplomatic, military, and social aid to Colombia via the package known as Plan Colombia. Colombia and Chile are the...

2016 marked another record year for bilateral trade between Colombia and the US in the area of flower exports. Over half a billion flowers were shipped to North America from Colombia for the Valentine’s day holiday, last Sunday. According to ProColombia, Colombia’s export...