Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian peso is strengthening 1% against the dollar Thursday, adding to the sharp gains by the currency in January, as investors and traders respond to the Federal Reserve’s signals that it will keep U.S. interest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Wednesday it has postponed the testimony of former President Alvaro Uribe in a corruption case against his former chief of staff. Uribe was supposed to appear before...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s blue-chip index declined modestly Wednesday due to a drop in the share price of state-controlled oil firm Ecopetrol SA and lender Bancolombia SA, while the peso weakened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate on hold during its monetary policy meeting Monday as policymakers remain concerned over the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe and its impact on the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2012 | Lite
Television host Carolina Cruz, Colombia’s most annoying celebrity on Twitter, succeeded Tuesday in getting more than 500,000 followers on the social media network. Cruz, who has not tweeted anything sensible since joining...
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