Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 25, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks fell for an eighth straight session Thursday, and this time without U.S. stock markets to blame as they were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Colcap index, the benchmark for Colombia, declined 0.29% to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 24, 2011 | zSports
Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday in an exhibition match in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin, the first match for both siblings since the U.S. Open in September. The match...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 24, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells the U.S. and Europe to “get their act together” as economic turmoil by the world’s major players is affecting Latin America. In an interview with CNN, Santos said:...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 23, 2011 | zSports
Colombia fell six places Wednesday after losing to Argentina, to be ranked 36th in the FIFA world soccer ranking. “Los Cafeteros” dropped from 30 to 36 after having drawn to Venezuela and lost to Argentina in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 23, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank holds its monthly monetary policy meeting Friday, and while most analysts believe the bank will increase its benchmark interest rate for the first time in four months to control inflation, others...
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