Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 25, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate on Friday for the first time in four months and warned it could adjust monetary policy “rapidly” if the global economic crisis impacted the economy....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 25, 2011 | Economy
Torrential rain will hinder Colombia from increasing its output of coffee this season, the head of the country’s main growers’ group said Thursday. Coffee production in the 2011-12 season that began Oct. 1 will...
Read MorePosted 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:...
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