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Antioquia’s ‘Flores El Capiro’ Wins International Award; Valentine’s Day Exports Surge

Medellin-based flower exporter Flores El Capiro recently won the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) “International Grower of the Year” award at a ceremony in Essen, Germany. According to AIPH, Flores El Capiro is one of the largest chrysanthemum growers and container exporters not only in Colombia but also in the whole world. “Delivering flowers
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Colombian Agency OK’s US$102 Million for ‘Vias del Nus’ Highways in Antioquia

Colombia’s national finance agency (Financiera de Desarollo Nacional, FDN) announced January 25 that it approved a COP$300 billion (US$102 million) provisional credit for the under-development “Vias del Nus” highway project linking Medellin northward to the Rio Magdalena and then connecting to key Caribbean ports including Cartagena and Barranquilla. The “Vias del Nus”
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Exito, Bancolombia Affiliate FIC Ink US$256 Million Investment Deal in ‘Viva Malls’

Medellin-based retail giant Grupo Exito announced December 27 that Fondo Inmobiliario Colombia (FIC) – partly owned by Medellin banking giant Bancolombia – signed a deal whereby FIC will invest COP$770 billion (US$256 million) in Exito’s “Viva Malls” subsidiary. Viva Malls has 12 commercial malls already operating in Colombia and two nearly complete, with a total […]
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Exito 3Q 2016 EBITDA Improves, but Posts Net Loss

Medellin-based retail giant Exito reported November 29 that its third quarter (3Q) 2016 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 4.2% year-on-year, to COP$732 billion (US$238 million) on sales of COP$16.5 trillion (US$5.36 billion), up 12.5%. However, the company posted a net loss of COP$100 billion (US$32 million), down from a net