Colombia will use telecom fines to pre-finance 2018 budget
Colombia will use $980 million in fines paid by two mobile phone operators to pre-finance budgetary needs for next year, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Wednesday. In July, a…
Colombia will use $980 million in fines paid by two mobile phone operators to pre-finance budgetary needs for next year, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Wednesday. In July, a…
Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel group has introduced its political party at a conference that began on Sunday, a major step in its transition into a civilian organisation after more than…
Venezuela’s top prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who fled the socialist country last week, has left Colombia for Brazil, Colombia’s migration agency said on Tuesday. “Today the attorney general of Venezuela, Luisa…
Colombia’s Marxist-led ELN rebels could declare a unilateral ceasefire to honor Pope Francis on his visit to the country next month, a leader of the group founded by radical Roman…
Six security contractors working for Canadian-listed miner Continental Gold were killed after an explosion at an illegal gold mine in central Colombia, the company said on Saturday (July 29). The…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday the Andean country will not recognize the result of an “illegitimate” assembly vote in neighboring Venezuela, amid opposition concerns that the election…
Colombian officials received $27 million in bribes from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht, more than double previously thought, as the company sought to win a road-building contract, Colombia’s prosecutor general said…
Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas on Tuesday revised down economic growth forecasts for this year and 2018 as weak oil prices and lower consumer spending hamper the Andean nation. Cardenas told reporters that…
Colombia’s ELN rebel group said on Tuesday it had proposed a three-month ceasefire to the government during peace talks in Ecuador, where the two sides are negotiating an end to…