Adriaan Alsema, Author at Colombia News

Colombia’s 2020 budget proposal; higher spending, less investment

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2019 | Economy

Colombia’s finance ministry on Monday presented his $84 billion (COP271.7 trillion) budget...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2019 | Elections

Colombia’s opposition leader Gustavo Petro lost one of his top aides on Monday for endorsing...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2019 | Elections

Colombia’s local election campaigns formally kicked off on Monday three months before local...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2019 | War and peace

Missing FARC leader “Jesus Santrich” on Monday failed to show up at Colombia’s...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 29, 2019 | Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Colombia’s projected growth for 2019, but was...