Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 16, 2011 | News
Colombia left interest rates unchanged, after raising them in November, as falling inflation expectations give policy makers room to gauge the impact of the European debt crisis. The central bank’s seven-member board, led by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 16, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks declined for a fourth straight session Thursday, once again driven lower by a fall in oil and financial shares, while the peso strengthened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark measure...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2011 | Lite
Colombian bombshell Sofia Vergara has received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the U.S. sitcom Modern Family for the second time, the organization announced Thursday. Competing for the “Best Television Series...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2011 | News
A new study says more than 3,000 square miles (800,000 hectares) of Colombia’s woodlands have been cleared since 1981 in the planting and destruction of drug crops. The study released Wednesday by Colombia’s government and the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 14, 2011 | zSports
Colombia’s soccer federation has sacked Leonel Alvarez as head coach of the national team, local media reported Tuesday. Alvarez was fired after having lead the “Cafeteros” for no more than three World Cup...
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