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International Monetary Fund Hails ‘Medellín Miracle’ in Interview with Former Mayor Federico Gutierrez

Former Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez (2016-2019) once again is helping to move Medellin into the limelight via an interview published in the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Finance & Development monthly magazine. The former Mayor – now a national political commentator and seen as a likely pre-candidate for Colombia’s Presidential elections
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EPM, Medellin Mayor Postpone Debate on Huge Business-Expansion Schemes; Hail Successful Bond Offering

Medellin-based multinational utilities giant EPM announced July 10 that it supports Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero’s new decision to postpone debate on a proposal that would vastly expand EPM’s areas of business. The proposal (see Medellin Herald July 3, 2020) would have EPM launch into whole new areas nationally and internationally, including highway and mass-transit
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EPM Completes 95% of US$330 Million Social, Environmental Spending Around Hidroituango Project in Antioquia

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM revealed July 8 that it has now spent 95% of its COP$1.2 trillion (US$330 million) budget for social and environmental projects in 13 municipalities around its 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project in Antioquia. The massive spending is benefitting both people and the environment in-and-around the towns of Briceño,
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Medellin Adds 1,000 Epidemiological Trackers; Debuts Online Covid-19 Database, Cracks-Down on Irresponsible Partying

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced July 2 that the city has just added 1,000 more epidemiological trackers to help the city stem the rise in Covid-19 cases. Simultaneously, Medellin debuted an on-line database and mapping program (see: https://www.medellin.gov.co/irj/portal/medellin?NavigationTarget=navurl://48b007fc8d7912ef960824275ea1cb7a ) so that citizens
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Medellin Overwhelmingly Complies with Covid-19 Protocols, but Irresponsible Individuals Threaten National Recovery

Medellin and certain other parts of Colombia are now recognized nationally and internationally for outstanding efforts to minimize Covid-19 outbreaks while carefully reopening commercial and industrial sectors — saving millions of jobs and avoiding economic disaster. However, a relatively few irresponsible people are threatening to wreck the great sacrifices and
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Medellin’s Short- and Long-Term Municipal Bonds Win ‘Stable’ Ranking from Wall Street

Wall Street bond rater Fitch Ratings announced June 12 that it affirmed the city of Medellin’s long-and short-term debt at relatively favorable “AAA (col)” and “F1 + (col)” ratings. “The outlook for the long-term rating is ‘stable,’” according to Fitch. “The affirmation of the ratings took into account the situation of economic stress as a […]
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EPM Putting 1,000 Workers at Hidroituango Site in Voluntary Isolation over Covid-19 Fears

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM announced June 8 that more than 1,000 construction workers at its US$5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project in Antioquia will undergo staggered, voluntary isolation in June and July to avoid possible Covid-19 outbreaks. To date, EPM reports that it has detected 283 cases of Covid-19 infections among Hidroituango
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Deposed Antioquia Governor Gaviria: ‘I’m Innocent, Attorney General is Legally Mistaken’

Deposed Antioquia Governor Aníbal Gaviria announced in a June 8 press conference that Colombia Attorney General Francisco Barbosa Delgado committed a grievous legal error in charging Gaviria with corruption over a 2005 highway contract — and likewise went way overboard in removing him from office and putting him under house arrest. Gaviria also revealed that […]