Colombia’s competitiveness rating has declined despite a rising GDP, according to experts. A recent report from the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC), a non-profit organization that analyzes the economic challenges facing…
According to the new World Economic Forum Competitiveness Report, the biggest challenge to Colombia’s competitiveness is terrorism, followed closely by organized crime and violence. Colombia ranks worst out of 144…
Colombia falls five places to 77 on the world tourism scale, despite a steady increase in international visitors, according to the 2011 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index compiled by the World…
After returning from the World Economic Forum, President Juan Manuel Santos said that the world’s perception of Colombia is changing. “It was a successful visit,” Santos told RCN Radio Friday.…
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday invited Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to participate in the 2011 G-8 Summit, which will focus on security, reports the presidential website. “President Sarkozy has…
On the final day of the World Economic Forum held in the coastal city of Cartagena, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe expressed his gratitude for the event’s “record-breaking” attendance and said…
Speaking at the Cartagena World Economic Forum, the CEO of beer brewer SABMiller announced that Colombia is now the company’s most profitable beer market worldwide, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The…
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez Thursday offered to mediate in the case of eight Colombians detained in Venezuela on charges of espionage, after he obtains “adequate information” on the matter.…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday spoke out against the danger of entering into an “arms race” that could be “hugely damaging,” following news on Monday that Russia may sell…
