María C. Suárez (EN)
Journalist in Colombia
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Two Years Under Petro in Colombia: Business Leaders Say Concerns Outweigh Achievements
This week marks two years since President Gustavo Petro took office. Bloomberg Línea asked business leaders from various sectors to weigh in on the administration’s performance so far
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EXCLUSIVE: Credit Slowdown Has Hurt Colombian Businesses, Sparked Unrest, Central Bank Governor Says
Leonardo Villar told Bloomberg Línea that the current downturn in lending in Colombia was necessary to halt inflation and eventually return to a lower-rate environment
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Exclusive: Colombia Shakes Up Rules for Nascent Cannabis Industry
The Petro administration has modified key regulation for the sector, Bloomberg Línea has learned
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Three Ways to Enhance Work Productivity With a Smartphone
Integrating technological devices and making the most of their capabilities can be a powerful tool to transform the way you work and significantly increase your productivity
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Colombia’s Petro Shuffles Cabinet for 11th Time Since Taking Office a Year Ago
The country’s new Minister of Culture will be Juan David Correa, a literary scholar and editor at the Universidad de los Andes
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Israeli Unicorn Rapyd Acquires Colombia’s PayU
PayU is a payment solutions provider for companies operating in emerging markets, active in 30 countries, with the Israeli company paying $610 million to seal the deal
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Why Are There No Female CEOs Leading Large Latin American Companies?
According to the Inter-American Development Bank, women only occupy 15% of positions in Latin American boardrooms, and only 11% of companies have a woman as a leading director. Why is this so?
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Colombian Low-Cost Carrier Ultra Air Suspends Operations
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that the airline will cease operations on Thursday, buffeted by rising fuel prices, the unfavorable exchange rate and a failure to find funding
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Low-Cost Carrier Ultra Air to Appeal Decision Authorizing Avianca-Viva Merger
Ultra Air, which has reduced its operations amid financial difficulties, will appeal the decision by Colombia’s civil aviation authority that allows the merger to go ahead
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Avianca, Viva Air Merger Gets Green Light from Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that the decision will be announced Tuesday following Aeronáutica Civil’s approval of the merger of the two carriers
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Colombian Low-Cost Carrier Viva Air Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The airline had been in talks with Aviance over a merger, and the target of acquisition plans by JetSmart
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Colombia’s President Petro to Create Digital Security Agency to Guard Against Hackers
The country’s technology and communications ministry (MinTIC) tells Bloomberg Línea that work has begun on creating the normative framework for the agency, in which the ministry’s role will be purely technical
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Colombia Begins Study of Oil and Gas Reserves, Revenues to Plan Industry’s Future
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that President Gustavo Petro has ordered the mining and energy ministry and hydrocarbons agency to conduct a study on which decisions regarding the future of the oil and gas industry will be based
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Avianca-Viva Merger: Failure to Approve Deal ‘Would Lead to Airfare Hikes’
Félix Antelo, CEO of the Viva airline group, tells Bloomberg Línea that the low-cost carrier faces the threat of being sidelined in the commercial aviation market, which would remove the option of cheaper airfares