Posted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 25, 2013 | Economy
While taking part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland, Colombia’s finance minister on Friday confirmed that the president of the World Bank will visit Colombia in mid-2013. Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 25, 2013 | News
The mayor of Medellin on Thursday extended a formal invitation to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Colombia’s second city in order to observe the city’s transformation first hand. Mayor Anibal Gaviria...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 25, 2013 | Economy
The European Union (E.U.) ambassador to Colombia said on Thursday that the number of Colombian goods exported to the E.U. was “shameful”. According to newspaper El Espectador, Maria Antonia Van Gool said that...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 24, 2013 | News
The Colombian government on Thursday announced strong new measures to support women who have been the victims of violence. The two new decrees, tax breaks for companies that employ victims and increased financial support for...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 24, 2013 | Economy
A regional Colombian program that directly employees citizens to construct roads in their local areas has governors from other departments scrambling to implement similar schemes. The new initiative is an innovative partnership...
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