U.S. authorities said Monday they arrested a Miami man who tried to smuggle into the United States cocaine disguised as candy Easter eggs. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said 23-year-old Esteban Galtes was...
Read MoreColombian stocks rose for a fifth session Monday as a jump in state-run oil firm Ecopetrol SA more than offset a dip in Isagen SA, a state-controlled power generator. The IGBC index of blue-chip stocks rose 0.87% to 15,805...
Read MoreColombia’s economy grew 3.6 percent in the third quarter versus the same period a year ago driven by mining, transport and communications but growth was below market expectations, the government said on Thursday. A Reuters...
Read MoreThe Senate approved Wednesday a six-week extension of trade measures that provide job training for displaced workers and give duty-free access to exports from Andean countries. The temporary extension provides duty-free access...
Read MoreThe president of Lima’s stock exchange said if a law standardizing capital gains taxes in Peru is not passed by Dec. 31, the Lima exchange won’t merge with the Chilean and Colombian markets until 2012. On Monday the...
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