Colombia Business News

By: Loren Moss
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  • Brought to you by Finance Colombia and hosted by Loren Moss, the only English language podcast focused on business & investment news in Latin America's 3rd largest economy.




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  • Petro threatens "forced investment," Uribe on trial, GM leaves, Sura quits, UNGRD Scandal!

    Petro threatens "forced investment," Uribe on trial, GM leaves, Sura quits, UNGRD Scandal!
    Jun 6 2024
    In this week's Colombia Business News Recap, Collective Mining keeps finding gold, President Gustavo Petro threatens the private sector with "forced investments," General Motors to close its Colombia factory, Alvaro Uribe is formally charged with bribery and witness tampering, Colombia to open 5 more consulates in the US, the US opens work and summer job visas to Colombians, the mammoth UNGRD scandal threatens the Petro administration and congressional allies at the expense of poor indigenous people dying of thirst! Grupo Sura, the insurance giant wants out of Colombia's mandatory health care system called EPS, conflict may arise with Spain and Bolivian indigenous group over the gold in the San José shipwreck 2,000 feet down in the Caribbean. Colombia has finally outlawed bullfighting! Mafia guerilla groups are flourishing and expanding under Petro's "Total Peace" fiasco, and some of these groups are building illegal roads in protected areas of the Amazon, accelerating deforestation. Links and mentions: BPRO, Colombia’s BPO Trade Association https://www.bpro.org/BPRO’s CX Summit in Cartagena https://cxsummit.com.co/Collective Mining https://www.collectivemining.com/Collective Mining Expands its Box Target Area with New High-Grade Samples; Drilling Continues https://www.financecolombia.com/collective-mining-expands-its-box-target-area-with-new-high-grade-samples-drilling-continues/Petro’s forced investment threats (Spanish) https://www.pulzo.com/economia/inversion-forzosa-bancos-propuesta-gustavo-petro-tendria-problemas-PP3613841AGeneral Motors to close its Colombia factory https://www.financecolombia.com/general-motors-to-cease-auto-manufacturing-in-colombia-ecuador/Colombia’s Minister of Labor tells GM it can’t fire workers because it is closing its factory (Spanish) https://www.mintrabajo.gov.co/comunicados/2024/mayo/mintrabajo-decreta-medidas-preventivas-o-cautelares-para-las-sociedades-general-motors-colmotores-s.a-zona-franca-industrial-colmotores-s.a.s-y-zoficol-sasUribe charged with witness tampering https://apnews.com/article/colombia-alvaro-uribe-charges-witness-tampering-bd11a922142d000db1fcac178a1a147eColombia to open new consulates, US opens work visas to Colombians https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-announces-opening-of-five-new-consulates-in-the-us-amid-bilateral-migration-talks-in-bogota/UNGRD Scandal https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-prosecutors-weigh-immunity-ex-officials-government-corruption-case-2024-05-07/Sura wants out of the EPS health care system https://www.financecolombia.com/breaking-news-sura-seeks-to-leave-colombias-eps-health-system/Colombiás San José Shipwreck https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-to-start-recovery-of-san-jose-galleon-shipwreck-treasure-but-many-complications-remain/Criminal groups expanding under Petro https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-illegal-armed-groups-grew-2023-secret-security-report-2024-05-07/Illegal deforestation & road building in Amazon growing while Petro Administration stands by https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/operations-destroy-illegal-roads-colombias-amazon-hit-standstill-sources-say-2024-05-27/Tracking of illegal road building https://www.maaproject.org/2024/illegal-roads-colombia/ Hacienda Napoles https://haciendanapoles.com/
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    49 mins
  • Canadian Arrested For Throwing “Narco For A Day” Parties, Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Exposé, WOM Bankrupt, Ruta-N & SAP Launch Initiative

    Canadian Arrested For Throwing “Narco For A Day” Parties, Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Exposé, WOM Bankrupt, Ruta-N & SAP Launch Initiative
    Apr 22 2024
    In this week’s Colombia Business News Recap:
    • Canadian Sacha Lemaire Lepage facing Narcotics, Firearms & Wildlife Abuse Charges In Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com/canadian-sacha-lemaire-lepage-facing-narcotics-firearms-wildlife-abuse-charges-in-colombia/
    • Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Blacklist Revealed https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/colombia/2024-04-15/jimmy-carters-colombia-blacklist-revealed
    • Colombian Kidnapper Hiding In Chile Captured & Sent to US https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/foreign-national-extradited-chile-united-states-kidnapping-and-assaulting-us-army-soldiers
    • WOM is bankrupt
    • Ruta-N and SAP Announce Alliance To Support Entrepreneurship and Investment in Medellín https://www.financecolombia.com/ruta-n-and-sap-announce-alliance-to-support-entrepreneurship-and-investment-in-medellin/
    • The Feria 2 Ruedas motorcycle convention returns to Medellín May 2-5, bringing commerce, fun & learning opportunities. https://www.feria2ruedas.com/en/visitantes
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    37 mins
  • Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín; Uribe's prosecution, extreme job loss, drought condition

    Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín; Uribe's prosecution, extreme job loss, drought condition
    Apr 13 2024
    In this week’s Colombia Business News Recap for April 13, 2024: Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín. https://www.policia.gov.co/noticia/ciudadano-estadounidense-realizaba-tours-cannabicos-extranjeros-sabaneta Colombian economic growth stalls, 277,000 jobs lost in January & February alone. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstreams/5a4de9c0-52ef-4b3f-8592-249995492a9a/download Former President Alvaro Uribe’s prosecution moving forward under new attorney general. From 2018: Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Submits Resignation from Senate Amid Investigation https://www.financecolombia.com/former-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-resigns-from-senate-amid-investigation/ From 2020: Breaking News: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Under House Arrest https://www.financecolombia.com/breaking-news-former-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-under-house-arrest/ Water rationing comes to major cities in Colombia due to serious drought conditions. Collective Mining (TSX: CNL) is finding more gold, copper & silver in its Apollo porphyry. https://www.financecolombia.com/?s=cnl&id=25319 US Ambassador Palmieri meets with Medellín’s Mayor Gutierrez & pledges full support against sexual predators and human traffickers. https://www.financecolombia.com/us-government-pledges-medellin-mayor-federico-gutierrez-full-support-against-sexual-predators-human-trafficking/ The Feria 2 Ruedas motorcycle convention returns to Medellín May 2-5, bringing commerce, fun & learning opportunities. https://www.feria2ruedas.com/en/visitantes Read more at Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com/Subscribe free at https://fcsubscribe.comNeed to hire bilingual talent? Try EmpleoBilingüe! https://empleobilingue.com/
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    36 mins
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It's COLOMBIA not Columbia....really good stuff.

Great information about the country of Colombia with news relevant for business and investment. No hype or BS. Really interesting.

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