Colombian authorities Friday have handed over the Texan teen, who was mistakenly deported in April 2011, to U.S. authorities, Spanish news agency EFE reported. According to government sources, officials from Colombia’s Family…
Colombia’s biggest bank, Bancolombia, announced Friday a public offering of 64 million shares worth $886 million. The shares will first be offered exclusively to the current shareholders of Bancolombia in…
The poorest Colombians experienced an increase in prices of 4.35% in 2011, higher than the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index of 3.73%. According to financial publication Portafolio, Colombia’s…
A total of 324,570 new vehicles were sold in Colombia in 2011, according to data from a consulting firm. Consulting company Econometria’s figures state that in December alone, 26,961 vehicles…
An official at Bogota’s central food storage warehouse says prices of certain foods have risen by 12% due to difficulties in transporting foodstuffs, financial publication Dinero reported Thursday. The transport difficulties…
Colombia’s exports for 2011 totaled $54 billion, surpassing the target the government had set for 2014, reported financial newspaper Portafolio. According to preliminary figures from Colombia’s tax authority DIAN, the…
Bogota’s Government Secretary has said that people who falsely presented themselves as victims of floods in order to receive financial assistance will face fraud charges, Colombian media reported Thursday. Government Secretary Antonio Navarro…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that one of the objectives of his administration is to confront illegal mining, according to the presidential website. The head of state said…
A teenage girl from Dallas, Texas, deported by mistake to Colombia by United States authorities is being held by Colombia in a detention facility, reported Texas news station Channel 8…