Posted by Toni Peters | Oct 28, 2011 | Economy
Global rating agency Fitch deemed Friday the municipality of Medellin, Colombia’s second city as investment grade, according a new release from the ratings agency. The global rating agency gave Medellin, the capital of...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 27, 2011 | Economy
] Colombia has obtained a $300 million loan for fiscal sustainability and economic growth the World Bank, the Finance Minister announced Wednesday. In a news release, the ministry said the International Bank for Reconstruction...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 27, 2011 | News
According to a survey carried out between 2007 and 2011, the percentage of households living in poverty in the Colombian capital Bogota fell by 9.1%. In 2007, the figure was 21.9% decreasing to 12.8% in 2011, according to the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 27, 2011 | Economy
The International Business Matchmaking Forum takes place in Toronto, Canada, October 27 and 28 with 195 Colombian businesses exhibiting to 174 Canadian buyers. According to Colombia’s tourism and trade promotion agency...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 27, 2011 | Economy
A subsidiary of Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has discovered offshore oil in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According a company news release, Logan 1 well is first oil find by Ecopetrol through its U.S. subsidiary. The...
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