Posted by Toni Peters | Feb 1, 2012 | Culture
Several giant portraits have gone up on the rooftops and walls of a Medellin neighborhood as part of a project to decrease crime and violence in a deprived part of the city. Local heroes now gaze down at the residents of Comuna...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 31, 2012 | Economy
The Colombia Stock Exchange, BVC, is to change its timetable to correspond with that of the New York Stock Exchange. The stock exchange is changing its opening hours in order to harmonize with the markets of Peru and Chile, with...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 31, 2012 | Economy
Colombia is developing its geothemal energy project with Ecuador, said the country’s Mines and Energy Minister Tuesday. Mauricio Cardenas announced on his Twitter page that $4 million would be invested in initial studies...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 27, 2012 | Economy
Medellin-based construction company, Construcciones El Condor, is to offer shares in the hope of raising $111 million to finance airport expansion and highways works, reported Bloomberg. Luz Maria Correa, the construction...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 27, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Energy and Mining Minister Mauricio Cardenas expects a $10 billion investment in crude oil, energy and mining projects in 2012, reported Bloomberg. Cardenas made the prediction in an interview at the World...
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