Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 8, 2011 | Economy
Colombian Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said on Monday he saw the peso weakening to the 1,800 level versus the dollar due to global risks. Like other emerging markets, Colombia has faced appreciation pressures against...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 8, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he “fortunately” is not in the position of his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, who, unlike Santos, is facing heavy opposition in Congress. In an interview with...
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Colombia’s Armed Forces have “Alfonso Cano,” the supreme leader of guerrilla group FARC, “on the run,” said the commander of the National Police Sunday. National Police commander Oscar Naranjo spoke...
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Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe on Sunday visited his former chief of staff who is incarcerated while on trial for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents. The former president visited his...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the revision of the security policy of his administration that is facing increased guerrilla activity in the southern half of the country and neo-paramilitary and drug trafficking...
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