Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 24, 2010 | Economy
Colombian stocks gained 2.4% Wednesday, reversing three straight days of declines, boosted by key oil firms in the country’s benchmark index. The IGBC index rose 2.4% to 15062.09, fueled by shares of Pacific Rubiales...
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Coffee production in Colombia, the world’s second-largest producer of arabica beans, may fall about 5.3 percent short of forecasts this year as above-average rainfall damages plants, a coffee growers’ leader said. This year,...
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Bogota kicks off this year’s Christmas holiday season on Friday with a concert featuring the country’s most famous vallenato singers. The free concert will be held at the central Plaza de Bolivar at 6PM and feature...
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Political leaders from both Colombia’s coalition and opposition parties on Wednesday rejected statements by former President Alvaro Uribe, who defended the political asylum of his former intelligence chief claiming his...
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Colombia has been promised almost $8 million in foreign aid to deal with the emergency situation caused by this year’s extended rainy season that killed more than 150 and left more than 1.3 million victims. According to...
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