Posted by David Spencer Seconi | Jun 15, 2012 | News
The high court of Antioquia on Friday unanimously rejected demands from a former Medellin mayor that the city annul the results of its most recent election. Luis Perez Gutierrez, mayor of Medellin from 2001 to 2004, demanded a...
Read MorePosted by David Spencer Seconi | Jun 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Friday that the governments of Colombia and Costa Rica signed a treaty signaling the first step toward a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations. In a meeting in the...
Read MorePosted by David Spencer Seconi | Jun 14, 2012 | Economy
U.S. financial services company Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced Thursday that it will likely maintain Colombia’s current credit rating for 2012. The director of S&P’s Latin American operations, Victor...
Read MorePosted by David Spencer Seconi | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Supreme Court absolved a former congresswoman on charges of influence peddling Thursday, citing reasonable doubt. The court had been investigating former senate president, Nancy Patricia Gutierrez, for allegedly...
Read MorePosted by David Spencer Seconi | Jun 14, 2012 | Economy
The head of Colombia’s central bank said Thursday that the country is prepared to face a backlash from the looming economic crisis in Europe. In an interview with Caracol Radio, José Dario Uribe affirmed that Colombia has the...
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