Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced its intention to launch flights to Bogotá, Colombia, via Miami starting in June 2024. This announcement marks a significant moment in Colombian aviation as the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (Aerocivil) is expected to initiate an approval process for this new route. Emirates’ proposal to operate the route with Boeing […]
At the beginning of 2023, global and regional economic forecasts were quite bleak, especially for Colombia, which had just elected its first progressive left-wing government. However, recent figures from DANE indicate that Colombia managed to navigate through 2023, keeping the economy running during the first full year of the new government. Colombia's economic growth in [...]
In Colombia, the term “Drop-by-Drop” (Gota-a-Gota) is omnipresent and carries a dark connotation. This illegal industry of informal credits, often resorted to by the poorest, is regulated through violence and has become one of the business axes of mafias in all regions of the country. In contrast, the Grameen Bank, known as the bank for […]
2023 will not be remembered as a standout year for the economy, neither Colombian nor global. However, Colombia sees hope on the horizon. Despite pessimistic forecasts from political factions opposed to the reformist policies of the new government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has positively updated its estimates. It now predicts that the Colombian economy […]
In a significant boost to the Colombian economy, exports to Mexico for the first half of 2023 recorded an impressive figure of USD 999.02 million. This marks a 26.13% surge in comparison to the same period in 2022 when the trade volume stood at USD 792.08 million. Delving deeper into the specifics, the non-mining and […]
