Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 8, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s benchmark blue-chip index rose Tuesday, pushed higher by gains in the country’s largest oil firms, while the peso resumed its gains against the dollar. The Colcap index, Colombia’s benchmark for the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 7, 2012 | Economy
Mobile apps for cell phones have made calling to Colombia both easier and cheaper, said one of the providers Tuesday. According to Bogdan Obretin, spokesman of enjoyprepaid.com, the introduction of smart phones and their...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 7, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria where the government has been violently trying to repress a rebellion. “The situation in Syria worries us enormously,”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 7, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Tuesday admitted that parts of the country are suffering what a leading newspaper has called a security crisis, caused by an increase in FARC attacks and the growing strength of right-wing...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 7, 2012 | Tourism
Colombia’s tourism and promotion agency has made a deal with 30 bloggers to help boost the country’s image as a travel destination. After a few postponed launch dates, Proexport — the agency in charge of the...
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