Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday hopes his country’s long-stalled free trade agreement with the U.S. will be ratified by U.S. Congress Wednesday. “We are on the homestretch. This week the Senate...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2011 | Economy
Julio Mario Santo Domingo, one of Colombia’s richest and most influential men who spread his fortune across industries, has died at age 87. The cause of death, in New York City, was not immediately reported Friday night....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombia stocks declined along with other Latin American markets Friday as a better-than-forecast U.S. jobs report wasn’t enough to offset lingering concerns about Europe’s debt problems. The Colcap index, considered...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | Economy
Shareholders of Colombian utility Empresa de Energia de Bogota (EEB) authorized on Friday the issuance of foreign bonds of up to $610 million to repurchase existing debt. EEB said that the issuance would be used to buy back...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | News
The brother of FARC leader “Alfonso Cano” has appealed for him to leave his jungle hideout, present his political proposals and bring a peaceful end to nearly five decades of war in the Andean nation. Although...
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