Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 15, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Congress approved a new law that is to prevent and punish the illegal use of wiretaps by intelligence officials. The law was proposed by the Liberal Party after a major scandal regarding the illegal wiretapping...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 15, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks inched higher Tuesday after three sessions of declines, fueled by gains in shares of state-run telecom Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota SA. The IGBC index, considered the market’s benchmark, rose...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2011 | Economy
The House of Representatives could vote on long-delayed free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama in July, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday. U.S. Representative Kevin Brady also said the House Ways and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombian lawmakers passed legislation they hope will open the floodgates of trade with China, where the government plans two high-level trade missions over the next three months, as a long-delayed U.S. trade deal with the South...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia on Monday took another step toward U.S. approval of a long-delayed free trade agreement with the completion of several labor and judicial reforms aimed at reducing opposition to the pact. “We are pleased that...
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