FARC peace deal could come ‘relatively soon’: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that, if the FARC release their hostages, he does not rule out reaching a peace agreement with the leftist rebel group. In an interview…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that, if the FARC release their hostages, he does not rule out reaching a peace agreement with the leftist rebel group. In an interview…
Canadian energy company Petrominerals tested wells in the Llanos Basin of Colombia and struck water instead of oil, the company announced Tuesday. During October and November the company carried out…
Colombia’s finance minister has said he will put a stop to the “high” fees charged by banks for the provision of services, financial publication reported Tuesday. Finance Minister Juan Carlos…
Colombia’s external debt reached $71 billion in August, equivalent to 21% of the GDP. The external debt of the South American nation now stands at $71.875 billion, which represents an…
South Africa-based mining company AngloGold Ashanti is returning 38 mining licenses for areas of Colombia where mining has now been forbidden, economic publication Dinero reported Monday. The mining company is in…
A new Ecopetrol plant producing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has gone into operation in east Colombia, the state-run petroleum company announced Monday. The Cusiana plant, in the department of Casanare…
Colombia’s Finance Minister says the country will earn $4.5 billion in royalties in 2012, financial magazine Dinero reported. Juan Carlos Echeverry made the prediction following a debate in Congress regarding…
A concert of Christmas carols and Yuletide yodelling will take place on December 10. The plaza in front of Medellin’s Museum of Modern Art will be the venue with the Medellin…
Bogota’s interim mayor has confirmed the arrival of an additional 1,500 police officers for the capital beginning December 15, Colombian media reported Friday. Mayor Clara Lopez Obregon said that the…