Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2012 | News
Colombian army troops began fierce combat with rebels of the FARC in the north of Colombia Tuesday, leaving at least one guerrilla dead and two soldiers injured. Four rebels surrendered. The combat took place in the rural region...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2012 | News
U.S. President Barack Obama hailed last year’s ratification of a free trade pact with Colombia and other countries in his last State of the Union address before the November presidential elections. While Obama, who faces...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian government is facing renewed pressure to take forceful measures to curb the appreciation of the peso, which gained nearly 7% against the dollar in January. Javier Diaz, the head of Analdex, Colombia’s largest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | Economy
The chief executive of Colombian bank Banco Davivienda SA said Tuesday its planned purchase of HSBC Holdings PLC’s businesses in Central America will grow the company by 20% and help it meet its goal of listing its shares...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | News
Colombia insisted Tuesday it would expand the use of military tribunals despite warnings from Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the proposed reform “threatens to facilitate impunity for military abuses.” Colombia’s...
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