Posted 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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The Colombian government auctioned peso-denominated TES bonds Wednesday, with yields declining across the board from the previous sale as inflation concerns continue to decline. The government sold TES bonds due October 2015...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 13, 2011 | Lite
Bogota’s nine officially most beautiful women began their last days of a weeks-long competition to decide who will represent the capital at Miss Colombia. The final and decisive event of the beauty pageant is held Thursday...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 13, 2011 | News
Alleged FARC guerrillas released 18 of 20 people who were kidnapped off the coast of Tumaco, a town in the southwest in Colombia, a government official told national radio Wednesday. According to Fabio Trujillo, the government...
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A group of 20 persons has been kidnapped by armed men in the Pacific waters of Nariño, a department in the southwest of Colombia. Among the victims are at least one mayoral candidate and a council member, authorities said...
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