Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2012 | Economy
Colombian central bank chairman Jose Dario Uribe on Wednesday blamed the recent sharp appreciation of the peso in January on external factors, mainly a better economic outlook for the U.S. “There’s a common factor in...
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Colombia’s Justice Ministry is studying the possibility of introducing new legislation aimed especially at members of drug trafficking organizations, W Radio reported Tuesday. Following the official demobilization of the...
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Thirty-five of the 267 alleged members of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC who were released after their demobilization in December have been arrested, Colombian authorities said. The Prosecutor General’s Office, which was...
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Colombia’s capital Bogota will ban the carrying of weapons for a trial period of three months in an attempt to lower the city’s crime rates, the city’s mayor announced Tuesday. The commander of the Army’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 10, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian peso has been on a tear since the start of the year, strengthening against the dollar on a combination of booming domestic growth and a steady influx of foreign direct investment. On Tuesday, the peso chalked up...
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