Posted by Christan Leonard | Feb 28, 2012 | News
One Colombian soldier was killed and four were injured in clashes with the FARC in southwestern Colombia on Tuesday. Clashes between the army and the FARC have been ongoing in Putumayo department since Sunday when four soldiers...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 28, 2012 | News
Police captured 12 suspected members of FARC’s urban guerrilla branch in Bogota, said a police report Tuesday. Police said the suspects are part of FARC front Ariari’s urban division and responsible for several...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 28, 2012 | News
Colombia continues to be the world’s number one cocaine producer despite increasingly effective measures to eradicate coca, revealed the annual report from the International Narcotics Control Board on Tuesday. According to...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 28, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s economic rating was upgraded Monday due to a favorable medium-term growth outlook. The Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) lifted the ratings for both Colombia’s long-term foreign currency debt and...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 27, 2012 | Economy
Colombian industrial production grew 4.9% in 2011, a report from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) revealed Monday. The Monthly Manufacturing Sample for December 2011 also revealed that production grew...
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