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.
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