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After being rebuffed last summer by a major Venezuela based shareholder when it attempted to acquire Pacific Exploration & Production (TSX:PRE) (BVC:PREC) , then known as Pacific Rubiales, in a joint offer along with ALFA S.A.B. of Mexico, Harbour Energy is attempting to take...

Ambassador of the United States Kevin Whitaker received at his residence last Friday morning several members from Colombia’s private sector to celebrate the success of the  100,000 Strong in the Americas (La Fuerza de 100,000 en las Americas) higher education initiative in...

Bogotá, Colombia–(Business WIre)– Fitch Ratings has announced that its Sector and Rating Outlooks for the Colombian insurance industry are currently stable, and that there is a high likelihood Fitch will affirm the ratings of most Colombian insurance companies in...

Graña y Montero S.A.A. (NYSE:GRAM) (BVL:GRAMONC1) announced Friday evening that their subsidiary CAM Colombia Multiservicios S.A.S. has obtained the Buena Pro for the “Comprehensive Electricity Contract” to provide engineering and technical services for the Colombian company...

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...

Zonte Metals Inc. (TSXV: ZON) has announced the closing of a private placement offering including the second tranche which closed on January 20, 2016. Zonte Metals Inc. is a junior explorer focused on gold and copper that is actively reviewing and completing field due diligence...

New York, January 20, 2016 (PRNewswire) — E-Commerce is going mobile and innovative technology is allowing consumers around the world unprecedented access to products. Consumers are no longer limited to the product selection at their local store or even in their own...

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...

Moody’s Investors Service announced yesterday that it has downgraded Colombia’s government controlled petroleum company Ecopetrol’s senior unsecured ratings to Baa3 from Baa2. At the same time, the company’s BCA (Baseline Credit Assessment) was lowered to ba3 from...

Sweeden based Transcom WorldWide AB, trading on the Stockholm NASDAQ exchange (STO:TWW) today announced that it will close its loss-making contact center in Cali, Colombia, and that the board of directors is evaluating strategic alternatives for the company’s remaining Latin...