Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC is seeking extra income through corruption in public works and health care, two sectors already disgraced by corruption scandals, said President Juan Manuel Santos Saturday....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | Economy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia was up 56% in May compared to the same month last year, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. Santos, speaking at a banking convention in Cartagena, said the increase in FDI proves...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | Tourism
Colombia received 16% more foreign visitors in the first five months of 2011 than in the same period last year, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. According to the President, the ongoing growth of Colombia as a travel...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s foreign minister on Friday rejected the decision by a north-Ecuadorean court to start a murder trial against (former) Colombian military commanders in charge of the 2008 cross-border raid that killed FARC...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 23, 2011 | Economy
The Colombian economy expanded at a higher-than-expected 5.1% in the first three months of the year versus the same quarter in 2010, led by increased activity in the booming mining and oil sectors, the government’s...
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