Posted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
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