Weekly Report - 26 November 2015 (WR-15-47)

COLOMBIA | Creating a state holding company. As part of its bid for entry into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Colombia will create a holding company for state-owned businesses. Under the plan, announced by President Juan Manuel Santos, all 111 state companies will eventually enter the holding company, which will be run by an independent board and will be autonomous from the finance ministry.