Posted by Toni Peters | Dec 30, 2011 | Tourism
Colombia’s air transport authority has contracted consultants to conduct a technical feasibility study for the location of Bogota’s proposed second airport, Colombian media reported Friday. Aeronautica Civil invested...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 30, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s financial regulatory body has stated the country’s banks have earned $4.5 billion in profits in November 2011, local media reported Friday. The profits of credit lending financial institutions amounted...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 30, 2011 | Economy
Colombia ends the year with a record $32.4 billion in international reserves, an increase of 14% on the 2010 amount, newspaper El Espectador reported Friday. Colombia central bank announced the record figure and added that in...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 29, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez filed charges against former senator Ciro Ramirez Thursday for his paramilitary links while holding public office. Ramirez was sentenced to seven years in jail for...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 29, 2011 | News
The Colombian government has allocated $3.09 billion to improve road transport infrastructure, local media reported Thursday. The announcement was made by Transport Minister German Cardona that the money will be used for 21 road...
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