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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.


Revaluing devaluation

In January 2014 the Colombian peso broke through the 2,000 to the US dollar. Devaluation is back on the economic agenda.


Revisiting a troubled legacy

A book on the United Fruit Company's years in Colombia challenges some of the negative perceptions of the company.

From silicon ‘Sabana’

Private initiatives such as Startup Weekend offer tech-savvy entrepreneurs the tools to foster their online dreams.

Colombian money won the award for best new currency at the Berlin IACA.

No bitcoin, but bio coins!

The Colombian Central Bank won first prize in the category of "Best New Money" from the IACA in Berlin.

Bureaucracy and low prices fro gold are creating a crisis in the sector.

Gold: contraction and crisis

Colombia’s exploration sector has experienced a profound contraction that goes beyond the arid financial markets and lower prices for gold. Is there a crisis?

Global uncertainty is affecting the emerging markets.

The peso: with trepidation

For years the peso has performed strongly in equity markets. The rally appears to be slowing as the central bank looks to the greenback.

Latin America remains a continent divided by income.

Bridging an income ‘divide’

With its natural resource based economy, Colombia must work to find ways of pushing the potentially poor towards a growing middle class.