Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 12, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s peso, which hit its lowest level of the year one week ago, is rebounding significantly Wednesday as expectations of a plan to shore up European banks improves overall risk appetite for global investors. The peso...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 12, 2011 | Economy
Canada’s Gran Colombia Gold, currently the largest underground gold and silver producer in Colombia, said Wednesday its Mazamorras exploration camp was attacked by unknown invaders who set fire to buildings and caused...
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Following its victory over Bolivia Tuesday, Colombia ranks fourth in the standings of the South American qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Standings P W D L F A Pts Uruguay 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 Argentina 2 1 0 1 4 2 3...
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Colombia beat Bolivia 2-1 Tuesday in their first World Cup qualifying match thanks to a last-minute goal by Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao. The forward was kept on the coach by coach Leonel Alvarez until 15 minutes...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 11, 2011 | Economy
Colombia stocks retreated modestly Tuesday, moving in virtual lockstep with U.S. stocks as investors worried that Slovakia wouldn’t approve expansion plans for a European bailout fund. As expected, Slovakia later Tuesday...
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