Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 23, 2011 | Economy
Colombia, Latin America’s fourth largest oil producer, plans to auction off 113 oil blocks with a total area of 38.5 million acres, the National Hydrocarbons Agency said Wednesday. Colombia’s oil sector has been the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2011 | Economy
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol said on Monday it plans to invest $8.47 billion in 2012, mainly in production and transport, up from $6.74 billion planned this year. Once dismissed as a failing state, Colombia is slowly...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 20, 2011 | News
A lawmaker calls for the Colombian Congress to formally charge former president Alvaro Uribe over his alleged role in the wiretapping scandal. Congressman Yahir Acuna — head of the Congressional Accusations Commission...
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