Doing business in Colombia is getting easier: World Bank
Colombia ranked 42nd out of 183 countries in the World Bank’s “Doing Business” 2012 report, an improvement of five places on its position in the 2011 report. World Bank’s “Doing…
Colombia ranked 42nd out of 183 countries in the World Bank’s “Doing Business” 2012 report, an improvement of five places on its position in the 2011 report. World Bank’s “Doing…
Five Colombian banks made it into the list of biggest 50 banks in Latin America, two more than in the 2010 rankings. Bancolombia, Banco de Bogota, Davivienda, BBVA, and Banco…
Better transport infrastructure is needed to enable Colombia’s rice growers to compete when the free trade agreement with the United States goes into effect, said the head of Colombia’s Rice…
Nine politicians, including three former mayors, are arrested for alleged links to paramilitaries in northwest Colombia, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Three former mayors, one former deputy, one demobilized paramilitary fighter,…
A German conglomerate has won the contract to provide installations in the new terminal of Bogota’s international airport El Dorado, magazine Airport World reported Wednesday. ThyssenKrupp Elevator technology conglomerate, which…
A Colombian soccer player was fatally shot Tuesday night during a fight over a game of cards in Puerto Tejada, in the western department of Cauca, Colombian media reported Edison…
The number of hectares of Colombian land used for coca cultivation has dropped by 62% from 402 acres in 2000 to 153 acres in 2010 according to preliminary figures from…
The budget of $87 billion for the 2012 fiscal year has received presidential approval to become a law. A sum of $2 billion is destined to meet the financial requirements…
Colombia’s transport minister has announced Tuesday $3.49 billion dollars will be invested in the construction and maintenance of 19 major transport routes, in an interview with Caracol Radio. Minister German…