Colombian economy 69
Colombian Industry Growing Despite Oil-Price Crash
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:59 Written by Roberto Peckham
The latest annual “joint industrial opinion survey” (JIOS) organized by Medellin-based Andi (Colombia’s national industrial trade association) shows that Colombia’s industrial sector continued to grow in 2015 despite the global oil-price crash that has crippled its oil-dependent neighbors.
Colombia Successfully Confronts ‘El Niño’ Thanks to Power Diversification
Wednesday, 03 February 2016 08:24 Written by Roberto Peckham
Medellin-based XM -- Colombia’s free-market electric-power trading organization – announced February 2 that despite the “El Niño” drought phenomenon that has cut hydropower capacity, thermoelectric generators have more-than taken-up the slack.
Antioquia’s Flower Producers Gear-up for Valentine’s Day Exports
Friday, 29 January 2016 12:47 Written by Roberto Peckham
Some 500 million Colombian flowers are expected to be exported in the run-up to February 14 (Valentine’s Day) – most of which will go to the United States, according to Asocolflores, the Colombia trade association of flower producers.
Colombia’s GDP Slows, but Antioquia New-Businesses Growth Comparatively Robust
Friday, 22 January 2016 10:25 Written by Roberto Peckham
A new report from Colombia’s national federation of local Chambers of Commerce (Confecamaras) shows that while the growth of Colombia’s gross domestic product (“PIB” in Spanish initials) slipped in 2015 versus 2014, Antioquia continued to support a relatively robust growth of new businesses.
Medellin Entrepreneurs Aim to Join Export Boom in ProColombia ‘Mipyme’ Project
Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:58 Written by Roberto Peckham
Colombia government promotion agency ProColombia announced January 18 the expansion of its “Mipyme International” export business-development project, which now aims to boost exports of goods other than petroleum or minerals to a total of US$21 billion this year.
Colombian Industry Resilient as Oil Prices Plummet; World Bank Hails Policies
Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:14 Written by Roberto Peckham
Unlike its floundering, oil-dependent neighbors in “socialist” Venezuela and Ecuador, Colombia’s capitalist economy and industrial output are showing resilience, as indicated by the latest Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) statistical survey.
Antioquia, Colombia Taking New Steps toward ‘Responsible’ Gold Mining
Monday, 26 October 2015 11:21 Written by Roberto Peckham
The just-issued annual report by the metro-Medellin-based Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) finds that Antioquia and other parts of Latin America are starting to make progress in their quest to overcome enormous problems confronting the gold-mining industry.
1,000 Biggest Antioquia Companies Account for 80% of Exports
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 12:40 Written by Roberto Peckham
A new study by the Chamber of Commerce of Medellin for Antioquia (CCMA) shows that the biggest 1,030 companies in Antioquia account for 80% of the department’s exports, worth more than US$4 billion annually.
Good News, Bad News on Mining in Colombia, Antioquia This Month
Wednesday, 07 October 2015 15:23 Written by Roberto Peckham
First, the good news: The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and Swiss watch and jewelry maker Chopard announced October 7 that several more mines in Colombia -- beyond those in Antioquia -- just obtained “Fairmined” certification under a joint ARM-Chopard project.
