The European Union (EU) announced it is close to ratifying the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia that will likely come into effect in September. The agreement, which will eliminate…
Colombia’s biofuels exceed international standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – advancing the country’s goal to become a leading ethanol producer, according to a new government report. The study commissioned…
Colombian food producers are looking to to take advantage of new tariff-free exporting to Canada with a trade delegation to the SIAL Canada International Food Expo in Montreal Wednesday. Representatives…
Canada accused Colombia of failing to implement a duty free system agreed upon between the two countries. According to a report by Colombian financial newspaper Portafolio, Canadian trade officials complained…
A lawsuit filed Thursday with the Constitutional Court claims that parts of the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the United States has procedural defects, reported local media.…
The new FTA with the U.S. will bring “gringo superpigs” to Colombia, threatening the country’s domestic pork trade, newspaper Diario Del Huila claimed Wednesday. The newspaper said production will be threatened…
The Colombian government has rejected protests that the recently finalized Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. will harm key agricultural sectors, reported local media Friday. “I do not personally…
The United States Congress has announced plans to monitor labor rights in Colombia during the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement, amid internal dissent after the agreement was finalized on April…
Bogota’s Mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday that Colombia’s recently-finalized Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. would hurt Colombia’s capital city. In a presentation at Bogota’s Chamber of Commerce, the mayor…