Episodios

  • Ambassador Helena Storm on Sweden’s Trade Growth and Peacebuilding Impact in Colombia

    Ambassador Helena Storm on Sweden’s Trade Growth and Peacebuilding Impact in Colombia
    Dec 5 2025
    Sweden has been in the news recently in Colombia. Yes, Ikea has been establishing a presence in Bogotá and Medellín, and the Grupo Familia consumer packaged goods company is now part of Essity, but notably, Colombia has chosen to upgrade its 1970s era tactical fighters with Saab Gripen fighter jets manufactured in Sweden. The price tag has not been announced on the deal, but several years ago, the Colombian government had earmarked $678 million USD equivalent in the national budget for the aircraft acquisition. What many people may be unaware of though, is that the countries have a 150 year bilateral diplomatic history together. The countries' ties go far beyond merely commercial ventures. A 19th century Swede even was appointed governor by the fledgeling government after Colombia gained independence from Spain. Sweden has several cultural, peace-building, civil society, and humanitarian initiatives both in Colombia and throughout the Andean region. Ambassador Helena Storm made time in her busy schedule to speak with Loren Moss, the executive editor of Finance Colombia, where they discussed the bilateral relationship, Storm's impressions of the country over her time here, and the potential for deepening ties between the two countries.See the whole article here: https://www.financecolombia.com/ambas...Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/writeContact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-un...Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/ Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/ Read more at Cognitive Business News: https://cognitivebusiness.news/ The place for bilingual talent! https://empleobilingue.com/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/
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  • Jimena Cortés Shares Why HTwenty is Placing Venture Bets in Colombia

    Jimena Cortés Shares Why HTwenty is Placing Venture Bets in Colombia
    Dec 4 2025
    While there are now some notable Latin American “Unicorns,” the region has lagged behind others when it comes to developing a venture economy. Then still, within Latin America, Colombia has until recently punched below its weight in attracting venture dollars. This may be changing now, and some intrepid Venture Capital firms are betting on Colombian talent and the country’s technology infrastructure to produce results.

    Htwenty Capital is one of those early stage venture firms. During a recent event organized by the City of Medellín’s investment promotion agency, ACI Medellín, Loren Moss, executive editor of Finance Colombia and Cognitive Business News was able to spend some time with the investment fund’s Platform Lead, Jimena Cortés to discuss the unique challenges—and opportunities that Colombia presents when it comes to funding and growing high potential startups.

    • Read the full article on Finance Colombia: Jimena Cortés Shares Why HTwenty Capital is Placing Venture Bets in Colombia Despite Unique Challenges
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  • British Ambassador Seeks To Strengthen Business, Cultural Ties Between UK & Colombia

    British Ambassador Seeks To Strengthen Business, Cultural Ties Between UK & Colombia
    Dec 3 2025
    Ambassador George Hodgson represents the British Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia which works to strengthen bilateral relations, promote trade and investment, and foster cultural and educational exchange between Great Britain and Colombia. This year marks the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Finance Colombia’s executive editor Loren Moss recently met with Ambassador Hodgson, the United Kingdom’s envoy to Colombia, during a visit to Medellín one sunny November morning, where the city hosted a British pavilion celebrating cultural ties between the two countries. Ambassador Hodgson discussed the historic ties between the UK and Colombia, the evolving business landscape, and opportunities for Colombian students and companies in the UK.
    • Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/interview-british-ambassador-george-hodgson-seeks-to-strengthen-business-cultural-ties-between-uk-colombia/
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  • Petro threatens "forced investment," Uribe on trial, GM leaves, Sura quits, UNGRD Scandal!

    Petro threatens "forced investment," Uribe on trial, GM leaves, Sura quits, UNGRD Scandal!
    Jun 6 2024
    In this week's Colombia Business News Recap, Collective Mining keeps finding gold, President Gustavo Petro threatens the private sector with "forced investments," General Motors to close its Colombia factory, Alvaro Uribe is formally charged with bribery and witness tampering, Colombia to open 5 more consulates in the US, the US opens work and summer job visas to Colombians, the mammoth UNGRD scandal threatens the Petro administration and congressional allies at the expense of poor indigenous people dying of thirst! Grupo Sura, the insurance giant wants out of Colombia's mandatory health care system called EPS, conflict may arise with Spain and Bolivian indigenous group over the gold in the San José shipwreck 2,000 feet down in the Caribbean. Colombia has finally outlawed bullfighting! Mafia guerilla groups are flourishing and expanding under Petro's "Total Peace" fiasco, and some of these groups are building illegal roads in protected areas of the Amazon, accelerating deforestation. Links and mentions: BPRO, Colombia’s BPO Trade Association https://www.bpro.org/BPRO’s CX Summit in Cartagena https://cxsummit.com.co/Collective Mining https://www.collectivemining.com/Collective Mining Expands its Box Target Area with New High-Grade Samples; Drilling Continues https://www.financecolombia.com/collective-mining-expands-its-box-target-area-with-new-high-grade-samples-drilling-continues/Petro’s forced investment threats (Spanish) https://www.pulzo.com/economia/inversion-forzosa-bancos-propuesta-gustavo-petro-tendria-problemas-PP3613841AGeneral Motors to close its Colombia factory https://www.financecolombia.com/general-motors-to-cease-auto-manufacturing-in-colombia-ecuador/Colombia’s Minister of Labor tells GM it can’t fire workers because it is closing its factory (Spanish) https://www.mintrabajo.gov.co/comunicados/2024/mayo/mintrabajo-decreta-medidas-preventivas-o-cautelares-para-las-sociedades-general-motors-colmotores-s.a-zona-franca-industrial-colmotores-s.a.s-y-zoficol-sasUribe charged with witness tampering https://apnews.com/article/colombia-alvaro-uribe-charges-witness-tampering-bd11a922142d000db1fcac178a1a147eColombia to open new consulates, US opens work visas to Colombians https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-announces-opening-of-five-new-consulates-in-the-us-amid-bilateral-migration-talks-in-bogota/UNGRD Scandal https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-prosecutors-weigh-immunity-ex-officials-government-corruption-case-2024-05-07/Sura wants out of the EPS health care system https://www.financecolombia.com/breaking-news-sura-seeks-to-leave-colombias-eps-health-system/Colombiás San José Shipwreck https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-to-start-recovery-of-san-jose-galleon-shipwreck-treasure-but-many-complications-remain/Criminal groups expanding under Petro https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-illegal-armed-groups-grew-2023-secret-security-report-2024-05-07/Illegal deforestation & road building in Amazon growing while Petro Administration stands by https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/operations-destroy-illegal-roads-colombias-amazon-hit-standstill-sources-say-2024-05-27/Tracking of illegal road building https://www.maaproject.org/2024/illegal-roads-colombia/ Hacienda Napoles https://haciendanapoles.com/
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  • Canadian Arrested For Throwing “Narco For A Day” Parties, Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Exposé, WOM Bankrupt, Ruta-N & SAP Launch Initiative

    Canadian Arrested For Throwing “Narco For A Day” Parties, Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Exposé, WOM Bankrupt, Ruta-N & SAP Launch Initiative
    Apr 22 2024
    In this week’s Colombia Business News Recap:
    • Canadian Sacha Lemaire Lepage facing Narcotics, Firearms & Wildlife Abuse Charges In Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com/canadian-sacha-lemaire-lepage-facing-narcotics-firearms-wildlife-abuse-charges-in-colombia/
    • Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Blacklist Revealed https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/colombia/2024-04-15/jimmy-carters-colombia-blacklist-revealed
    • Colombian Kidnapper Hiding In Chile Captured & Sent to US https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/foreign-national-extradited-chile-united-states-kidnapping-and-assaulting-us-army-soldiers
    • WOM is bankrupt
    • Ruta-N and SAP Announce Alliance To Support Entrepreneurship and Investment in Medellín https://www.financecolombia.com/ruta-n-and-sap-announce-alliance-to-support-entrepreneurship-and-investment-in-medellin/
    • The Feria 2 Ruedas motorcycle convention returns to Medellín May 2-5, bringing commerce, fun & learning opportunities. https://www.feria2ruedas.com/en/visitantes
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    37 m
  • Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín; Uribe's prosecution, extreme job loss, drought condition

    Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín; Uribe's prosecution, extreme job loss, drought condition
    Apr 13 2024
    In this week’s Colombia Business News Recap for April 13, 2024: Gringos gone wild! “Cannabis Jimmy,” Californian pot producer caught near Medellín. https://www.policia.gov.co/noticia/ciudadano-estadounidense-realizaba-tours-cannabicos-extranjeros-sabaneta Colombian economic growth stalls, 277,000 jobs lost in January & February alone. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstreams/5a4de9c0-52ef-4b3f-8592-249995492a9a/download Former President Alvaro Uribe’s prosecution moving forward under new attorney general. From 2018: Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Submits Resignation from Senate Amid Investigation https://www.financecolombia.com/former-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-resigns-from-senate-amid-investigation/ From 2020: Breaking News: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Under House Arrest https://www.financecolombia.com/breaking-news-former-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-under-house-arrest/ Water rationing comes to major cities in Colombia due to serious drought conditions. Collective Mining (TSX: CNL) is finding more gold, copper & silver in its Apollo porphyry. https://www.financecolombia.com/?s=cnl&id=25319 US Ambassador Palmieri meets with Medellín’s Mayor Gutierrez & pledges full support against sexual predators and human traffickers. https://www.financecolombia.com/us-government-pledges-medellin-mayor-federico-gutierrez-full-support-against-sexual-predators-human-trafficking/ The Feria 2 Ruedas motorcycle convention returns to Medellín May 2-5, bringing commerce, fun & learning opportunities. https://www.feria2ruedas.com/en/visitantes Read more at Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com/Subscribe free at https://fcsubscribe.comNeed to hire bilingual talent? Try EmpleoBilingüe! https://empleobilingue.com/
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  • Medellín’s Pervert Problem, Antioquia Has A Cow, Chickens Sacrificed in Bogotá, Petro Fails Again

    Medellín’s Pervert Problem, Antioquia Has A Cow, Chickens Sacrificed in Bogotá, Petro Fails Again
    Apr 4 2024
    In this week’s Colombia Business News Recap for April 4, 2024:
    • Petro’s health reform buried in the Colombian senate
    • Geopark (NYSE: GPRK) launches a stock buyback
    • Avianca launches flights to Montreal & Paris, but gets fined for unfair competition
    • New Colombian Public Debt ETF launched
    • Antioquia’s governor asks for public donations to complete highways
    • Improvements in the road connecting Medellín to its international airport
    • Economic uncertainty affecting foreign investment
    • Corrupt prosecutor sent to jail
    • Luis Carlos Sarmiento retires from Grupo Aval (NYSE: AVAL)
    • Chickens being sacrificed and their blood spattered over Bogotá’s Metro Construction project. See: https://x.com/andreanimalidad/status/1770142966411317525?s=20
    • Medellín is fighting back against perverts like Dominick DiVincenzo and Timothy Alan Livingston
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  • A No Holds Barred Interview with Francisco Santos, Colombia’s Former Vice President

    A No Holds Barred Interview with Francisco Santos, Colombia’s Former Vice President
    Mar 24 2024
    In this Finance Colombia exclusive, Francisco “Pacho” Santos sits down for an in-depth interview with Loren Moss to discuss current events in Colombia. Santos is the former vice president of Colombia under Alvaro Uribe, and former Ambassador to the United States during the Ivan Duque administration.

    Santos is equally outspoken and fluent in English as he is in Spanish, and shares his opinion on:
    • Petro’s frustration, improvisation and his stalled reforms
    • Colombia’s new Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo
    • Weaknesses in Colombia’s prosecutorial structure
    • Gustavo Petro’s “Paz Total” or “Total Peace” initiative
    • Santos’ time as a victim of kidnapping and how it shaped his politics
    • The state of the Colombia – US bilateral relationship
    • The surging cocaine production in Colombia
    • A critique of both Biden & Trump
    • The failure of US domestic drug policy
    • Colombia’s health system & Petro’s proposed health reform
    • The governance crisis at Ecopetrol
    • The Thomas Greg passport scandal in the foreign ministry
    • Fiscal discipline and institutionality in the current administration
    • The former Vice President’s future projects


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