Land allocation ranks as Colombia’s most pressing challenge in agricultural development, as well as playing a vital role in efforts to secure national unity. Since the early days of Spanish colonisation, the highly-concentrated agricultural lands have been a cause of political instability, with land distribution in Colombia among the most unequal in...
Immeasurable is the word Jorge Enrique Gómez used to describe the future of Colombia’s Atlantic coast. The president of regional real estate association Lonja de Bogotá, Gómez told OBG that the strip connecting Cartagena to Santa Marta holds large development potential and will no doubt receive an influx of national and foreign investment in the...
Since the 1990s Colombia’s strong push for economic growth has substantially contributed to development via exchanges with key international markets. However, this has also put many local industries in a position where they compete with international giants that often have more experience, economic advantages and occasionally unfair export practices...
Mobile internet services have undergone significant improvement as the government recently awarded five 4G licences, including advanced wireless services (AWS), 2500-MHz and 1900-MHz bands. The event took place on June 26, 2013 and the government raised a total of COP770.5bn ($462.3m). Despite not attracting as many operators as originally intended...
Innovation has taken centre stage in the growth plans of Medell n, Colombia’s second-largest city. In an attempt to diversify its traditionally strong industrial base, the city has embraced science, technology and innovation (STI) as a primary driver of development in strategic growth areas, such as energy, construction, health care, and information...
As part of the overhaul in the country’s approach to infrastructure development, the National Infrastructure Agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura, ANI) was created in November 2011. ANI was established to replace the National Concessions Institute, which had fallen into disrepute following several corruption-linked accusations. The new agency...
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