Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s current account deficit widened in the first half of the year to $4.46 billion, or 2.7% of gross domestic product, fueled by imports and capital outflows abroad by firms, central bank data showed. Once seen as a...
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U.S. President Barack Obama may send to Congress as early as Monday a long-stalled free trade agreement with Colombia, a senior administration official told news agency Reuters on Saturday. The agreements with Colombia, Panama...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 1, 2011 | News
A FARC front in the southwest of Colombia has used the services of a witch to predict military actions and put a spell on the country’s highest police official, newspaper El Tiempo reported Saturday. The newspaper based...
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Former mayor Antanas Mockus withdrew his candidacy for Bogota mayor Friday, after announcing an alliance with independent candidate and former Senator Gina Parody. Following an eight-hour meeting, the two politicians agreed to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 1, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank left its key interest rate on hold Friday and revamped its tools to intervene in the foreign exchange market in an attempt to avoid volatility in the exchange rate. The central bank announced that...
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