Colombia and Puerto Rico recently tightened trade relations in the groups and conventions segment, with a presentation by Meet Puerto Rico to more than 80 travel and tourism business professionals from Colombia, said Milton Segarra, president of the agency also known as the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau.
With Valentine’s Day less than 24 hours away, millions of people will say, “I love you” with flowers. Last year, Puerto Ricans spent about $6 million on blooms from Colombia, one of the world’s largest flower exporters, a government spokesman for that country said Thursday.
NEW YORK — Colombia, a country that in the first quarter of 2014 saw an economic growth of 6.4 percent year-over-year, is aggressively pursuing business opportunities in the Americas through commercial agreements with a spectrum of sectors.
WASHINGTON — Move over, Asian tigers. It looks like the four so-called “Pacific Pumas” — Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru — have become the latest darlings of the investor crowd.
Colombian flower producers are gearing up for their most profitable holiday of the year, as Valentine’s Day rolls around Friday and millions are expected to express their love with some sort of a colorful bloom.
Last autumn, for the first time ever, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association hosted its annual conference in South America.
The Caribbean will enjoy steady growth in its all-important tourism sector as the U.S. economy continues its recovery, but serious issues — ranging from violent crime in some destinations like the Bahamas and Trinidad to the widely despised U.K. air passenger duty — could prevent the region from realizing its full potential in 2014.
EVERTEC, a company with more than 25 years experience and considered the leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced it is establishing operations in Colombia this month.
Large scale exports of local building services to Latin America may soon be a reality for hundreds of Puerto Rican entrepreneurs, as countries such as Peru and Colombia are interested in developing infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships worth billions that could be served from the island.
A delegation of Colombian electrical industry executives traveled to Puerto Rico last week looking to establish business relationships with local companies and set the foundation for a possible expansion into the United States via this territory.
A group of private sector representatives, headed by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, is banding together to come up with a strategy to encourage a general change in attitude, place education as the epicenter of that change, and develop the business sector as an emerging paradigm for the island.
Caribbean markets are increasingly seeking investment opportunities in Colombia, showing particular interest in software, IT and business process outsourcing services as well as insurance and financial services, hotel infrastructure and construction materials.
A delegation of eight Puerto Rican designers recently had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the most important fashion trade fair in Latin America, Colombiamoda 2013. The island’s runway trends were presented under the “P-ERE” label, created through an initiative of Puerto Rico Trade and Export aimed at reviving the island’s design […]
Just before sunset Wednesday, a signature red and white Avianca Airbus 319 aircraft made a smooth landing at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, marking the return of Colombia’s flagship carrier to the island for the first time since 2001.
Colombia’s flagship airline, Avianca, will mark its return to the Puerto Rico market after a 12-year absence with a direct route between San Juan and Bogotá starting July 17, company and government officials confirmed Tuesday.
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