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Why every miner wants to be Colombia’s new best friend
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Why every miner wants to be Colombia’s new best friendCecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2012 Once tinted by drug cartels and civil war, Colombia is now one of Latin America’s fastest growing markets and, according to the World Bank, the most secure country in the region in which to do business. In the past ye...
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Lessons from Colombian Economic Development
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Colombia is an interesting case study within emerging countries. Through 150 years of democratic tradition and seven decades of sound fiscal and monetary policies, the country has displayed institutional strength and economic growth, in spite of strong external shocks, rent- seeking by secto...
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Is Colombia sailing to sustainable economic development?
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President Juan Manuel Santos tends to quote prominent thinkers in speeches. The quote stated above was used to end a speech during his trip to Japan and South Korea last week. As he explained, this visit served to consolidate the path to reach the port, which he described during his presidential camp...
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It's Time to Invest in Chile and Colombia – Latin America's Reigning 'Good Guys'
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It's Time to Invest in Chile and Colombia – Latin America's Reigning 'Good Guys'June 30, 2010 [Editor's Note: Money Morning's Martin Hutchsinon, a noted commentator, author and longtime international merchant banker, tells us why it's time to invest in Chile and Colombia. He even tells us what to...
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Investing in Colombia: Potential Rewards Outweigh Risks
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Investing in Colombia: Potential Rewards Outweigh RisksJuly 22, 2011 | includes: COLX, FRN, GXG, SPY Over the 10 years to 2010, the economies of Latin America grew by an annualized rate of 4.1% while their equity markets grew by 175% over the same period. Given the United States’ ann...
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Riverwood Capital-backed Synapsis acquired Colombia-based Diveo with an investment of about US$35M
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(Riverwood) March 22, 2012 – Riverwood Capital-backed Synapsis acquired Colombia-based Diveo with an investment of about US$35M over the next four years. The acquisition is in line with Synapsis’ expansion plans throughout Latin America. http://lavca.org/2012/03/22/synapsis-acquire...
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Partners Group is looking at investment opportunities in Colombia, with particular interest in real estate and infrastru
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Brilla Group focused on Colombia Beachfront
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Brilla Group, a Miami-based private equity firm focused on the luxury beachfront hotel and resort asset class in South Florida, the Caribbean, México, Central America, and Colombia, completed the first closing for its Colombian Beachfront Hospitality Private Equity Fund on February 1st, 2012...
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Advent International Opens New Office in Colombia
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Advent International Opens New Office in Colombia Advent International, one of the world’s leading global buyout firms, announced that it has opened an office in Bogotá, Colombia, extending its long-established presence in Latin America. http://lavca.org/2011/10/20/advent-internation...
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Darby Invests in Leading Colombian IT Distributor and Service Company
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Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. (“Darby”), the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that Darby Latin American Mezzanine Fund II (“DLAMF II”) completed an investment in Datapoint de Colombia SAS (“Datapoint”), a leading information technology (IT) hardware dist...
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Promotora Invests in Hybrytec
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Promotora announced an investment in Hybrytec, a Colombia-based company focused on the design, development, commercialization and installation of solar energy solutions. The investment was made through Promotora’s Venture Capital Fund. http://lavca.org/2011/08/31/promotora-invest...
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Latin America becoming hot market for institutional investments
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Latin America is attracting more private equity investments from institutions based both domestically and overseas, lured by a combination of favorable regulatory changes, demographic shifts and strong economic fundamentals, according to two reports published this month. Institutional a...
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Colombian Peso Gains Most in Two Months on Investment Outlook - Bloomberg
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Colombia’s peso rose the most in two months on speculation the expanding economy will keep attracting investment from abroad. The peso appreciated 0.7 percent to 1,775.66 per U.S. dollar from 1,788.75 on March 30. The gain was the biggest since Jan. 18. It has jumped 9.2 percent this year, the seco...
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Colombia among most attractive countries for mining investment
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Colombia is the seventh most attractive country in the world for mining investments, according to an industry report. Behre Dolbear's 2012 Ranking of Countries for Mining Investment assesses political risk and whether or not countries have "policies and business conditions [which] promote i...
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Colombia’s Copper Potential Basks in Spotlight
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While Chile remains the hotspot for copper output, with state-owned Codelco as the biggest producer of the red metal in the world, the country is not without competition. Hopes are rising for Colombia’s copper potential, and mining companies both large and small have been beefing up their invest...
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Coal in Colombia - coalinvestingnews
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While it rarely grabs coal market headlines, Colombia is a major coal player globally. With reserve estimates ranging between twelve and 60 billion tons, Colombia exports more than 90 percent of its production annually, sending more than 75 MT abroad in 2011. The Colombian government believes th...
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Colombia Eyes $500 Million in Energy Spending in Shale Gas
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Colombia Eyes $500 Million in Energy Spending in Shale Gas [Colombia Oil & Gas 2012]Colombia, South America’s third- largest producer of oil, expects this year’s auction of so- called unconventional energy reserves to attract at least $500 million in investment. Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA...
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Impala Invests USD27 Million In Multi-Modal Coal Transportation System
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Impala Invests USD27 Million In Multi-Modal Coal Transportation System 30 March 2012 Cartagena, Colombia – Impala Warehousing and Logistics International B.V. “Impala”, a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading commodities company, Trafigura Beheer B.V. “Trafigura”, today announced a USD27...
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Colombia Cement Industry - Infrastructure Investment
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Building Blocks: The Bright Future of Colombia's Cement Industry Published: January 03, 2012 in Knowledge@Wharton Colombia is poised to be the next Latin American growth story, ripe with opportunity for foreign investment. Heavy industries, particularly infrastructure, will be the big wi...
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Hopes raised for Colombia investment boost
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Hopes raised for Colombia investment boost18/03/2012 | Lucien Chauvin Finance minister Juan Carlos Echeverry has highlighted his country's $100 billion public investment plan as a key element of his strategy to hit 6% annual economic growth Colombia’s $100 billion infrastructure investme...
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Procter & Gamble - Invest in Colombia
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Emerging Market Rising: Colombia
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Negocios Empresas alemanas evalúan sus oportunidades en Colombia
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Empresas alemanas evalúan sus oportunidades en ColombiaUna delegación de 70 empresarios alemanes, encabezados por el canciller Westerwelle, visitó el país. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Alemania, Guido Westerwelle, estuvo en el país para conocer, de primera mano, la operación de...
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Ministro de Alemania visita Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena
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Ministro de Alemania visita Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena REDACCIÓN LOCAL - EL UNIVERSAL | Publicado el 26 Marzo 2012 El Ministro Federal de Transportes, Construcción y Desarrollo Urbano de Alemania, Rainer Bomba, recorrió en la tarde de ayer, las instalaciones de la Sociedad Portuaria de...
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