Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2013 | Economy
The 2012 net income of Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol fell 4.4% compared with 2011 due to slightly lower oil prices and higher costs, and in spite of increased production. SOURCE: Ecopetrol presenta sus...
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Some 2,000 locals from the northeastern department of Arauca clashed with police this week after protesters blocked the entrance to four oil fields to protest what they consider a neglect by the Colombian government and the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2013 | Economy
The Colombian government’s projection for economic growth in 2013, set at 4.8%, is “mediocre” and too optimistic, said a Colombian development-oriented think tank Friday. According to economic think tank...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2013 | News
The Colombian government has agreed to suspend all military activity in an area in the north of Colombia to allow the release of three foreign and two Colombian hostages, held by rebel group ELN, W Radio reported Friday. The...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2013 | News
The Colombian government on Friday ordered the military to extend the suspension of activity in an area in the southwest of the country. The extension was necessary after a failed attempt to release the first two of three FARC...
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