Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombian Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said on Thursday he expected economic growth of between 5% and 5.5% in the fourth quarter versus 6.7% in the third quarter. Resource-rich emerging market countries like Colombia...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | Economy
Striking Colombian workers have halted operations at the 5-million-tonne-per-year Calenturitas coal mine of Glencore’s Prodeco unit to demand better pay and working conditions, a union said on Thursday. Strikes and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | News
Classes at Colombia’s public universities resumed classes Thursday after student leaders called off a month-long boycott which forced the government to withdraw proposed education reforms. Student leaders have said that,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks declined Wednesday, pushed lower by a drop in oil shares, while the peso strengthened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark for Colombia, fell 0.47% to 1571.96 points. The index has...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | Economy
Chinese-owned oil company Emerald Energy said Wednesday it was suspending production in a southern Colombian region with a strong FARC presence where four Chinese contractors were kidnapped in June. Emerald Energy Plc spokesman...
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