Posted by Toni Peters | May 10, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s national tax office, DIAN, is to get new powers to audit and control state royalties from mineral and raw material exports, Portafolio reported Tuesday. The new powers aim to introduce drastic measures such as...
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One thousand photographs taken by 16 Colombian and 48 international shutterbugs will be exhibited in five different venues around Bogota until June 15. The Casa de la Moneda, Galeria Dos Casas, Corferias, Biblioteca Nacional and...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 9, 2011 | Economy
Banana production fell by 16% in the first quarter of the year, compared to 2010, as a result of the season’s torrential rains, reported El Colombiano. At a meeting of AUGURA, the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia,...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 9, 2011 | Economy
Avianca Taca has announced plans to offer one billion preferential shares worth a total of $283.6 million, equivalent to 11% of the Colombian business consortium’s value, Spanish news agency EFE reported Monday. The shares...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 9, 2011 | Lite
Colombian singer Andres Cepeda performed with a host of international musicians at a benefit concert in Bogota on Saturday night, raising over $3 million for flood-damaged schools, reported W Radio. Eight other musicians...
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