Business

Bogotá: A ‘New Music’ city

The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB) wants bands to break out of the basement with a new initiative for the city, Music Cluster Bogotá.

The face of the One Peso Bank note.

The peso’s tumble and fall

The devaluation of the peso is making Colombians nervous as to the purchasing power of their incomes. if oil is the culprit, how high can…

Putting out a bureaucratic fire

Canadian firefighters have been trying to donate a fire truck to Barichara, facing in their good intentions, mountains of bureaucracy.


Founder of BSR, Robert Brandwayn.

Brandwayn: Learning ‘Globeish’

The founder of BSR Idiomas, Robert Brandwayn authored a book which aims to help Colombians better their business English through real life case studies.

All about oil

?How vulnerable is Colombia to the current oil glut? This nation may have to find creative ways of balancing the budget in 2015.

View of the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal.

A friendship ‘taxed’

After the recent tax dispute between Colombia and Panama regarding "off-shore" assets, a national debate may start over what price for peace.

The Congress is proposing to put Gabo on the $100,000 peso note.

‘Gabito’ on the $100,000?

A bill in Congress looks to put the face of Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez on a bank note next year.

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A critical time for oil

A global oil glut is sending prices tumbling. As an oil producing nation, Colombia must drum up its cash reserves.

Companies are under threat by hackers.

Breached by data

Increasingly large corporations are having their data compromised by attacks which are almost impossible to detect. We are all vulnerable to gullibility.


MinCIT Minister Santiago Rojas.

Defining the trade agenda

Santiago Rojas, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism spoke about challenges facing the nation in a global marketplace.

Frailejon nursery at Eco Minerals in Santander.

Santurbán: Planting discord

Politicians and environmentalists have ground to a halt any prospect of reaching a solution with Santurbán.

Trade and commercial relations between the UK and Colombia gather strength.

Britain: Closer to Colombia

Colombia - U.K relations have reached an historic moment for bilateral commerce and diplomacy.

A Colosa-l disaster?

La Colosa is considered the second largest gold reserve in Colombia. The environmental impact for Tolima remains dubious.