Colombia Moves to Join China’s Belt and Road
May 10th, 2025
Via France24, a look at Colombia’s move to join China’s Belt and Road: Colombia’s president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington. Leftist leader Gustavo Petro said he would sign a […]
Read more »Colombia Expands Commercial Ties with China Amid Belt and Road Concerns
November 28th, 2024
Via Finance Colombia, an article on Colombia’s growing BRI ties with China: The Colombian government continues to enhance its commercial and industrial ties with China, as evidenced by the recent visit of Luis Carlos Reyes Hernández, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, to Shanghai. The visit aimed to promote investment opportunities in areas such as […]
Read more »China Invites Colombia To Join BRI
October 24th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China’s invitation to Colombia to join the BRI: China has invited Colombia to join the Belt and Road Initiative and is “exploring the possibility of a free-trade agreement” with the South American country, Beijing’s ambassador to Bogota told local media. Zhu Jingyang’s remarks on the China-centred investment and infrastructure scheme spanning […]
Read more »Colombia Looks to Future Without Oil in $40 Billion Transition Plan
September 29th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Colombia’s $40 billion energy transition plan: Colombia is set to announce a $40 billion investment plan aimed at replacing fossil-fuel export revenues that are expected to decline after the country ended new oil and gas exploration two years ago. Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister, said in an interview during New York […]
Read more »Climate Migrants Stand to Overwhelm World’s Megacities
September 29th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how – from Dhaka to São Paulo – already crowded cities are unprepared to absorb people fleeing the effects of climate change. Some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations will see a mass reshuffling of their populations as the extreme environmental and weather events prompt entire communities to migrate […]
Read more »Brazil and Colombia: The Emerging Powers of Offshore Wind?
August 28th, 2024
Via Dialogue Earth, an article on wind energy development in South America: The development of offshore wind energy is entering a defining moment in Latin America, following years of expectation that have raised hopes for the energy source, but which have yet to result in a single turbine operating off the region’s coast. This August, Brazil’s senate plans to vote on […]
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