Posted by Toni Peters | Mar 21, 2012 | Economy
A report by Ernst and Young has found that the coal and gold mining companies in Colombia have to pay the government up to $81 for every $100 produced, reported financial publication La Republica. The report analyzed what would...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 21, 2012 | Economy
Damage caused by rioters to Bogota’s mass transit system amounts to $570,000, says the city’s comptroller’s office, reported financial publication Dinero. Bogota Comptroller Diego Ardila Medina sent a warning...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 20, 2012 | News
The railway line linking a major Colombian coal mine to the rest of the country is blocked by indigenous people angry about the lack of local teachers in their schools, reported newspaper El Heraldo Tuesday. The protest, which...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombians working in the national oil and gas sector received wages 56% lower than foreigners in 2011, according to a report by Hays Oil & Gas and Oil and Gas Job Search. According to the report, Colombians earn an average...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 16, 2012 | Economy
Colombian imports saw a 17% increase in January 2012 compared to the same month last year, according to the government statistics agency DANE. $4.4 billion of goods were imported in the first month of this year compared to $3.8...
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