Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 21, 2012 | News
Alleged FARC rebels have killed at least three Colombian soldiers and injured another nine in combat in the southwest of the country. According to the CM&, which was present when the fighting broke out, guerrillas attacked a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 21, 2012 | News
Colombia’s former executive director of the U.S.-funded counter-narcotics initiative “Plan Colombia” was called for questioning Monday to respond to allegations she had ties with the AUC, responsible for most...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2012 | News
Former FARC guerrilla “Olivo Saldaña” says he is to blame for the staged 2006 demobilization of 62 fake guerrillas, claiming former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country amid the scandal, is...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombia is about to embark on an ambitious overhaul of its tax code to end a series of loopholes and deductions that have spawned what Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry called a preposterous tax system. The overhaul will...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s peso was trading at a six-month high Monday morning despite persistent efforts by the government and central bank over the past few weeks to stem the currency’s gains. Cautious expectations of another...
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