Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 12, 2011 | News
A pensioner who had been kidnapped on Thursday was found dead in the south western department of Cauca, close to where he was kidnapped. A group of heavily armed men had kidnapped the 69-year-old Fabio Valencia from his home in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 12, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks rose Friday, fueled by gains in financial sector stocks, while the peso continued to retreat against the dollar. The IGBC index, which encompasses Colombia’s blue-chip firms, rose 0.11% to 14443.58 points....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 12, 2011 | Economy
President Barack Obama’s failure to lay out a timetable for winning congressional approval of free trade pacts with Colombia and Panama has blocked renewal of trade programs for the Andean region and displaced U.S....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 11, 2011 | Economy
Despite torrential rains throughout 2010, Colombia’s flower export industry is able to export as many flowers as last year for one of the sector’s most important annual events; Valentine’s Day. According to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 11, 2011 | Economy
An ongoing truckers srike in Colombia has cost the country $140 million so far, say employers. According to the president of the National Association of Road Cargo Transport Companies (Asecarga), the eight-day-old strike has...
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