Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 13, 2011 | News
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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 12, 2011 | News
The Colombian central bank’s July survey of inflation expectations showed a increase from the previous month with analysts on average projecting prices to increase 3.3% for the year, within the central bank’s target...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 12, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA could start carrying out a long-awaited share placement on July 27 if it receives the necessary approvals from its board of directors and regulators, a company spokesman said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 11, 2011 | Economy
The Colombian peso retreated Monday against the dollar for the first time in four sessions as a renewed wave of fears over Europe’s debt crisis spurred investors to shed riskier emerging-market currencies. The peso, which...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 11, 2011 | Economy
Loss-making oil and gas company Alange Energy Corp said it would farm out two of its properties located in Catatumbo Basin in Colombia, to YPF, Argentina’s biggest energy company, for up to $123 million. Under the deal,...
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