Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol could raise nearly $3 billion with an expected share sale starting later this month, analysts surveyed by Reuters said on Thursday. The offering would be the largest...
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Colombia’s coalition parties have refused some 500 allegedly criminal candidates for October’s local elections, reported newspaper El Tiempo Wednesday. The move followed a report by intelligence agency DAS indicating...
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Former Senator Piedad Cordoba announced Wednesday that within weeks she will have news on the release of 21 members of the security forces held by guerrilla group the FARC. The former senator, suspended from Congress for her...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 13, 2011 | Economy
Pacific Rubiales has tendered 1 million barrels of Colombian Castilla crude and expects to name winning bids this week, trade sources said Wednesday. Pacific Rubiales’ notice to potential buyers said bids for the crude to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 13, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Colcap index ended a 5 day slide Wednesday by adding 0.81% on volume of COP$169.7 billion. Bancolombia and Cementos Argos led the rally as they each had strong days with gains of 5.50% and 4.37%, respectively....
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