Posted by Toni Peters | May 5, 2011 | Economy
Coffee growers have initiated new technology to assure consumers around the world that the coffee purchased is derived from high quality beans of Colombian origin said the Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC), El...
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The interior and justice minister has announced that coca production in 2010 fell by 12% and areas used for the cultivation of coca dropped by 13%, El Espectador reported Thursday. Minister German Vargas Lleras noted that there...
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An anti-corruption statute has been approved, stating that financial advances granted by the state to contractors to carry out public works must now be handled by a financial company acting as a trustee, El Espectador reported...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 4, 2011 | Economy
Members of the Colombian central bank’s board have expressed disagreement over the use of short-term capital controls to slow strengthening of the peso in relation to the dollar, Reuters reported. On Wednesday, Carlos...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 4, 2011 | Economy
Chilean department store chain La Polar has plans to open 13 stores in Colombia, beginning this year, in order to take advantage of a projected rise in the country’s consumer spending, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Pablo...
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