Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s second-longest oil pipeline was bombed over the weekend, most likely by leftist rebels, a source at state-run Ecopetrol said on Thursday. It was at least the fourth attack since late February on the 480-mile...
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Colombia’s industrial output rose 6.3% in May compared to the same month in 2010, the sector announced Thursday. According to national business association ANDI, the rise was mostly due to a 51.2% rise in the production of...
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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...
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