Colombia predicts drop in coffee production
Colombian coffee production will experience a sharp fall in the second half of the year, hurting the possibility of growth in the agricultural sector, said the agriculture minister on Thursday. Minister…
Colombian coffee production will experience a sharp fall in the second half of the year, hurting the possibility of growth in the agricultural sector, said the agriculture minister on Thursday. Minister…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday announced the creation of a three-party commission composed of government employees, businesspeople and workers to analyze ways to push forward pension reform. The…
Portugal’s foreign trade minister has said Colombia’s economy is the most impressive in Latin America during a business mission to encourage more investment between the two countries, Spanish agency EFE…
The European Union Commissioner for Development signed an agreement supporting the policy of land restitution and rural development in Colombia, as well as a bill designating new “peace territories,” Spanish news agency…
Portuguese food retailer Jeronimo Martins has announced it is to invest $552 million over three years as it starts operations in Colombia, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Portugal’s biggest food retailer stated…
Bogota’s Chamber of Commerce and Proexport, Colombia’s trade and tourism promotion agency formed an alliance to improve the supply of exportable goods from Bogota companies, financial publication Dinero reported Tuesday.…
Colombia’s central bank announced foreign direct investment in the country reached $11.54 billion for the period between January and October 2011. Most of the foreign direct investment, 83.4% or $9.63…
The increase in Colombia’s legal minimum wage for 2012 should be moderate so that job creation is not affected, said the country’s finance minister. Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said,…
Unemployment in Colombia drops to single digits – 9.7% – for the first time in 10 years said the director of Colombia’s national statistics agency, DANE, local media reported Monday. Director…