Colombia’s national government has approved the use of fracking, a highly controversial drilling technique for extracting deeply buried natural gas deposits, in a bid to increase its reserves and sustain…
When Colombia’s congressional economic committee approved the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas probably sighed relief after an intense and complicated campaign to see the proposal pass. The $108…
A peace deal with Colombia’s major rebel group, the FARC, would add 1-2% to the country’s GDP, according to the government.
Colombian bank Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores, the largest by assets in all of Spanish speaking Latin America, this week became the country’s 12th company to list on the NYSE.
While fear continues to grow in Colombia’s central Boyaca state over emerald trade-related violence, locals are complaining that they see little revenue from an industry which benefits just a few wealthy families.
The Colombian peso continued its decline on Monday, hitting the 2,000 peso-to-dollar mark for the first time since March 20, depreciating 3.6% over the past month.
With the number of foreign visitors heading to Colombia growing every year, the country’s trade ministry is cracking down on informal businesses offering tourism-related services.
Colombia’s trade with the world has been growing at record levels but continues to show a deficit, according to government statistics agency DANE.
US Vice-President Joe Biden raised concerns over Colombia’s commitment to its free trade agreement with the US in a letter sent to President Juan Manuel Santos last week, according to…