Posted by Toni Peters | May 11, 2011 | Economy
The two oil fields of Castilla and Chichimene in the department of Meta operated by state-run petroleum company Ecopetrol reached record production of 154,576 barrels of crude oil a day, local media reported Wednesday. The...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 11, 2011 | Economy
On the first day of trading, the price of Avianca Taca shares began at $2.80 and ended Tuesday at $3.21, after reaching a high of $3.35, reported economic website Portafolio. The owner of Avianca, German Efromovich is pleased...
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A demonstration calling for “political will on behalf of animals” was held in Bogota prompted by the surfacing of videos of animal abuse witnessed by two police officers and a citizen, reported Terra Wednesday. The protesters...
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Colombian ministry officials supported the creation of an international fund to combat narco-trafficking with seized drug money, but demanded “proportionality” in its financing, in meetings at the G8 summit currently...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos maintained that the country’s violent struggle should be classified as an internal “armed conflict,” rather than a “terrorist threat,” in a Tuesday meeting....
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