Colombia

BMI View:Pharmaceutical companies in Latin America are seeking regional expansion to increase their competitiveness in the region, with government support of local industry accelerating... 2012-04-12

BMI View: Colombia's growing economy and stable political environment provide incentives for multinational companies to expand their businesses to meet the increasing regional demand... 2012-01-26

BMI View: Emerging markets will drive medical device industry growth. The importance of emerging markets to large multinational medical equipment producers cannot be overstated and... 2012-01-10

BMI View: While the rise in prescription drug abuse in Colombia has previously been attributed to unethical prescribing and strong consumer demand, BMI believes the International Narcotics... 2011-11-17

BMI View: Bucking a global push towards over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, governments across Latin America have responded to a series of scandals by clamping down on pharmacy sales.... 2011-10-28

BMI View: Where previous governments were unable to negotiate trade favourable terms, President Juan Manuel Santos has succeeded at ratifying Colombia's free trade agreement (FTA) with... 2011-10-13

BMI View: Virtually unknown to foreign investors 20 years ago, Colombia's willingness to adopt international patent standards and liberal trade relations have made multinational drugmakers... 2011-10-06

BMI View: While tightening market conditions are likely to continue to hurt medicine sales across Europe, we commend Spanish drugmaker Faes Farma's decision to pursue growth opportunities... 2011-09-27

BMI View: We see Teuto's decision to focus on advanced drug manufacturing systems, along with its product portfolio of innovative and generic medicines, as a further improvement in... 2011-09-23

BMI View: While we welcome plans to expand healthcare access, recent scandals should not disrupt the government's efforts to open the country's healthcare market to private investors.... 2011-08-22