Colombia

Columbia’s banking section growing

by Ray Clancy on December 30, 2011

Columbia is attracting big name foriegn banks

While the financial sectors of some developed nations are in turmoil, Colombia is attracting big name foreign banks while robust local players look to expanding across Latin America, it is claimed.

Colombia is emerging from almost a half century of war and foreign investors are flooding its financial sector to tap into its newly won stability, growing banking clientele and increasing consumer spending, experts point out. [click to continue…]

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