Created in 1896, Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (EEB) is a utility holding with a presence in the segments of electricity generation, electricity distribution, gas transport and gas distribution in Colombia; gas distribution in Peru; and gas and electricity transmission in Colombia, Peru and Guatemala.
Grupo Aval is the largest and most profitable financial group in Colombia and Central America. It operates through four banks in Colombia: Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, Banco Popular and Banco AV Villas; one bank in Central America: Banco de América Central (BAC) Credomatic; a pension fund manager in Colombia (Porvenir) and a merchant bank in Colombia (...
With more than 38,000 employees and over 6m customers, Grupo Éxito is the leading company in Colombia’s retail sector, and the largest in South America. It operates 470 stores directly, with a presence in 87 municipalities in Colombia. The company has been operating for more than a century and maintains a market share of 44%. In 2007 Casino Group of France acquired...
The Colombian Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC) has promoted the internationalisation of the stock exchange through different programmes. Firstly, it has endorsed the placement of Colombian stocks in international markets through American depositary receipts. As of January 2014, nine Colombian stocks trade on US markets. The companies that trade...
Promigas is a Colombian company focused on the transportation and distribution of natural gas. With 40 years of experience, the company has operations in Colombia and Peru. During 2013, 48% of the natural gas sold in Colombia was transported through the Promigas grid. Its extensive network of more than 2900 km of gas pipelines is one of the country’s main energy...
Colombia’s capital markets are becoming more sophisticated by the day. The government’s decision to exchange external financing for internal financing has driven the development of the fixed-income market. The Colombian Securities Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC) has also made significant efforts to increase investment options and expand the capital markets....
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