Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 3, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s foreign debt reached $61.8 in September, the country’s Central Bank announced Monday. According to the report, $23.4 billion of this debt is private and $38.4 is public. The debt is 21.5% of the...
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French-Colombian politician and former hostage Ingrid Betancourt asked Colombian guerrilla group FARC to release all hostages because “they deserve their freedom.” In an interview with Caracol Radio’s...
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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe is preparing to tour Colombia to promote candidates for the local and departmental elections to be held in October. According to Caracol Radio, the former president is finalizing...
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Colombia, who took a seat on the U.N. Security Council on January 1, said Sunday it will promote its “historical position of general and complete disarmament.” In an interview with newspaper El Tiempo, Colombian...
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Colombian congressmen applaud Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for extraditing an ELN commander, but add he has no choice but to fight Colombian guerrillas in order to avoid an internal crisis. According to Caracol Radio,...
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