RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the National Association of Coal Producers (Fenalcarbon), the volume of coking coal exported in 2021 reached 4.2 million tons, the highest ever recorded in Colombia. Compared to 2020, this represents an increase of almost 26%. "According to our preliminary figures, we will export ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Colombian Ministry of Defense (MDF-Army Command) has contracted the maintenance of its FMC-BAE M113-A2 type vehicles to strengthen the operational capabilities of its mechanized infantry. For such purposes, a Letter of Offer and Acceptance was signed between the Governments of Colombia and the United ...

Al menos 145 activistas de los derechos humanos fueron asesinados el año pasado en Colombia, una cifra menor que la de 2020 pero que evidencia el repunte de la violencia tras el proceso de paz de 2016, reveló este lunes la Defensoría del Pueblo.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Imports totaled US$6.5 billion in November last year; this represented an annual growth of 56.3% compared to the same month in 2020, one of the highest in recent years. This performance was mainly due to the 50.8% increase in the manufacturing group. The other sectors ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the annual report on the creation of companies in Colombia, prepared by Confecámaras, 2021 closed with a positive balance in terms of entrepreneurship in Colombia. According to the report, 307,679 new companies were created nationwide between January and December, an increase of 10.6% ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Institute of International Finance (IIF) considers that the currencies of Brazil, China, Turkey and several emerging Asian countries are "undervalued." In a report, the Washington-based institution comprising the world's 500 largest banks assesses estimates of currency misalignment for 2022, also considering that the currencies ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to statistics from Banco de la República, up to October, the country's public and private external debt reached US$167.2 billion, which meant an increase of 13.3% over the figure recorded at the close of the same month of 2020, when it was US$147.6 billion, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The idea of an integrated market seeks to gain strength with the approval of the assemblies of the stock exchanges of Colombia, Santiago, and Lima to integrate, at least for the time being, the three stock exchanges into a single company. Creating a regional holding ...

La firma global de consultoría de comunicación, marketing digital y asuntos públicos Llorente y Cuenca elaboró recientemente una campaña denominada Invisible Soledad, que busca generar una conversación en torno a la soledad no deseada que pueden llegar a sufrir los adultos mayores.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The large companies of Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia are the protagonists of regional globalization and lead and top, by far, the ranking of the top 100 corporations that are projected to a global market. This index, which is prepared annually, except in 2020 due ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombians are preparing for the Christmas and New Year holidays with an economy in full recovery after the pandemic crisis, while the local market is facing sharp increases in the prices of essential products such as meat, chicken, milk, and eggs. The global inflation phenomenon ...

La región trabaja en la interconexión regional con México a través de Guatemala; y con Colombia por medio de Panamá.

La ONU identificó “graves violaciones” de los derechos humanos por agentes estatales en las protestas de este año en Colombia que incluyen el homicidio de al menos 28 civiles.

Un grupo de diputados de la Asamblea culminó ayer una gira por Colombia, en la que revisó el régimen de extinción de dominio de ese país y se comprometió a impulsar el debate en Panamá del proyecto de ley 625.

‘TRIP’. Un grupo de diputados fue invitado por el Departamento de Estado estadounidense a conocer la experiencia de Colombia con el régimen de extinción de dominio de bienes ilícitos. La delegación la integran Crispiano Adames, Juan Diego Vásquez, Luis Ernesto Carles, Roberto Ábrego, Víctor Castillo y Raúl Pineda. Todos ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean insurtech Betterfly took a massive step towards expanding in Latin America by sealing an alliance with the insurance giant Chubb to provide new benefits through its platform to its future members in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina, following its opening in Brazil a ...