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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Maria Ángela Holguín, Minister of Foreign Affairs from The Report: Colombia 2014
Articles & Analysis | A sketch of the country’s fundamental characteristics from The Report: Colombia 2014
With its economy growing steadily and peace talks with guerrillas taking place, Colombia is polishing its image abroad and becoming more of a go-to destination for travel and business in Latin America.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Colombia is a constitutional republic with executive, judicial and legislative...
As the peace negotiations between the government and FARC continue, Colombia’s art scene has begun to reflect the country’s newfound optimism. This chapter also includes helpful information for visitors, including hotel listings and contact information for various institutions such as embassies and government agencies.
Featuring an interview with Cesar Cheng Vargas, president, Deloitte Colombia, this chapter explores recent changes to Colombia’s tax system implemented in 2013, touching on areas such as corporate income taxes and reorganisations, tax havens, capital gains taxes and value-added taxes, among others.
Chapter | Legal Framework from The Report: Colombia 2014
In conjunction with prietocarrizosa, this chapter outlines the substantial changes Colombia’s legal framework has undergone in recent years, affecting an array of areas such as public-private partnerships, dispute resolution and simplified stock corporations. Additional reforms are expected in other areas such as health care and social security over the coming years. This chapter features an...
Though it has seen advances in coverage in the past two decades and has inched closer to attaining universal coverage, the health sector is also seeing pressure from escalating costs due to increased coverage and an ever-expanding mandatory health plan. In 2012 the public sector accounted for 75.8% of total expenditure, with the private sector making up the other 24.2%. Total health care...