Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 11, 2012 | News
Colombia’s former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo was charged with conspiracy, procedural fraud and the illegal trafficking of arms Friday despite having left the country. The prosecution, who had already...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 11, 2012 | News
Rebels of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC killed at least three and injured 18 soldiers in a Saturday morning attack on a military base in the southwest of the country. According to media reports, rebels of the local...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 11, 2012 | News
Venezuela’s defense minister on Friday publicly denied media reports that alleged he was a “good friend” of FARC leader “Timochenko” after meeting with his Colombian counterpart. Referring to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s benchmark stock index fell Friday, dragged lower by oil and financial shares, while the peso weakened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, Colombia’s main index for the most liquid shares in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian central bank’s decision to unexpectedly increase its key lending rate in its monetary-policy meeting last month was triggered by concerns over inflation and a surge in credit, minutes from the meeting show....
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