Spanish businesses have responded positively to President Juan Manuel Santos’ “desperate” call for investors in his ambitious infrastructure development plan for Colombia, local media reported Tuesday. “We have special interest…
Colombia is seeking to invest $200 million to expand the internet and other telecommunication services to businesses and consumers, the Washington Post reported Thursday. In a meeting in Washington to…
Colombian stocks fell Wednesday for a fourth session, led by declines in heavyweight shares of oil firm Pacific Rubiales (PRE.T). The IGBC index, which encompasses Colombia’s blue-chip firms, declined 0.40%…
Business executives traveling to Colombia will be happy to hear that the Andean nation has outshone its neighbors in a recent survey on safety in the region. The Latin American…
Colombian companies will see fewer bureaucratic impediments to receiving foreign investment, thanks to an agreement between the Colombian Central Bank and the body in charge of company oversight. The contract, signed Monday…
Officials in the business sector said enterprises have suffered from the truckers’ strike that stopped most freight transportation for 15 days. Jairo Herrera, president of the National Association of Transport…
Colombiatex, a Medellin textile fair for professionals in the fashion industry, saw a 7% increase in the value of business conducted in 2011’s event compared to the previous year, Spanish news…
Colombia’s trade minister travels with President Juan Manuel Santos to France to meet business leaders of the cosmetics industry, reports W Radio. Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados will hold discussions with the…
The FARC controls 15 gold mines in the northern Colombia department of Bolivar and are estimated to receive COP1.6 billion ($850,000) per year from this business, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. An…