Posted by Dan Billingham | Dec 21, 2010 | Economy
An American company is suing the Colombian government for the right to haul what it describes as the “biggest treasure in the history of humanity” out of the Caribbean Sea. Their case sounds like a job for Captain Jack Sparrow...
Read MorePosted by Dan Billingham | Dec 17, 2010 | Economy
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are trying to block the extension of a trade preference agreement which allows many Colombian goods to enter the country duty-free. An extension to the deal was passed by the House of...
Read MorePosted by Dan Billingham | Dec 16, 2010 | Economy
Colombian stock market traders now have the chance to trade in major international companies at their own bourse thanks to a new system operated by Deutsche Bank. The Marcado Global Colombia initiative will allow shares in...
Read MorePosted by Dan Billingham | Dec 7, 2010 | Economy
Switzerland accelerated a four-year development cooperation program by signing deals with two national agencies and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Colombia. Colombia benefited from US$20 million of Switzerland’s...
Read MorePosted by Dan Billingham | Dec 6, 2010 | Economy
Colombia is lobbying the United States for an extension to a long-running trade preference agreement that gives its exporters easy access to the American market. The Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) was...
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