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Estra 2018 results March 2019

Medellin Herald
Industrias Estra Full-Year 2018 Profits Improve Year-on-Year Medellin-based plastic container manufacturer Industrias Estra revealed in a March 28, 2019 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera corporate oversight agency that its full-year 2018 net income rose to COP$1.2 billion (US$379,000), up from COP$1 billion (US$316,000) in 2017. Sales were flat year-on-year, at
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Medellin Expands Zero-Emissions Transport; Restrictions Mount on Conventional Vehicles (March 2019)

Medellin Herald
Medellin and its neighboring suburbs expanded “pico y placa” driving restrictions on all conventional combustion-engine cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles to nine hours daily for the week of March 2-9, 2019, because of worsening air pollution. The only personal transport vehicles exempted from such driving restrictions are electric cars, along with Medellin’s “Metro”
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Aerolinea de Antioquia shutters update April 2019

Medellin Herald
Update: 3 Medellin Airlines Pick Up Routes Left by ADA Colombia’s airline oversight agency Aeronautica Civil de Colombia (ACC) announced April 5, 2019 that three airlines – Aeroejectivos de Antioquia SA(AASA), Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S (Sarpa) and Servicio Aéreo De Capurganá S.A. (Searca) are taking-over the flight routes left by the shut-down Aerolinea de
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Latest ‘Medellin Como Vamos?’ Citizen-Survey: Most Satisfied, but More Concerns on Security, Mobility, Air Pollution

Medellin Herald
The 13th annual “Medellin Como Vamos?”survey (released April 11, 2019) on citizen perceptions of quality-of-life finds that aside from air pollution, certain security issues and worsening traffic mobility, Medellin residents haven’t changed their opinions very much between 2018 and 2017. According to the survey of 1,514 households in all economic strata, “the satisfaction
Sura Clarifies Financial Exposure in Hidroituango Lawsuit
Companies

Grupo Sura 2Q 2019 Net Income Rises 37% Year-on-Year

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based insurance giant Grupo Sura announced August 14 that its second quarter (2Q) 2019 net income jumped 37.4% year-on-year, to COP$951 billion (US$276 million). “An improved performance on the part of its investment portfolios along with higher revenues obtained from its associates via the equity method were key factors in achieving this level of results,” […]
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BYD Launches Electric-Car Sales Just as Medellin Toughens Air-Pollution Driving Limits

Medellin Herald
China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD on February 7 launched sales of zero-emissions EV cars at its first-ever retail showroom in Medellin – simultaneous with the Mayor’s office announcing new driving restrictions on polluting vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs) for the entire Medellin metro area. BYD’s new dealership on Avenida El Poblado
Expats Corner

U.S. Embassy in Colombia Issues New ‘Proof of Life’ Rule for Social Security Beneficiaries Here

Medellin Herald
The U.S. Embassy in Colombia announced February 4 that U.S. citizens living in Colombia and receiving Social Security retirement benefits now have to follow a new procedure to show “proof of life.” According to the Embassy announcement (see:https://co.usembassy.gov/message-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/), “as part of the Foreign Enforcement Program, the Social

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