Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2011 | News
Former Colombian paramilitary boss “Macaco” has been sentenced to 33 years in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking and terrorism-related charges. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday the sentence...
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Drummond’s Colombian coal operations have restarted after protesters briefly shut down production following the death of a worker in an accident, a union leader said on Wednesday. Drummond, Colombia’s second largest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s largest independent oil producer, posted a 71% increase in its third-quarter net income from the same period a year earlier, fueled by a surge in output and higher crude prices. Pacific Rubiales, a Toronto-based...
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The approval rating of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has barely risen despite the recent killing of FARC leader Alfonso Cano; 83% of Colombians approve of their president’s policies, a poll revealed Tuesday....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 8, 2011 | News
Colombian stocks inched higher Tuesday, led by shares of state-run oil firm Ecopetrol SA, while the peso weakened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark for Colombia’s largest publicly-traded firms,...
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