Colombia

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...

While cocoa is produced en masse in Africa and Asia, plantations in Colombia compete by yielding fine aroma beans, which make up 5% of the global market, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Processing is primarily divided between Nutresa, formerly the Compañía Nacional de Chocolate, and CasaLuker. Nestlé Colombia also produces...