Posted by Toni Peters | Oct 18, 2011 | Economy
The budget of $87 billion for the 2012 fiscal year has received presidential approval to become a law. A sum of $2 billion is destined to meet the financial requirements of the programs of the Victims’ Law, Attention for...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s transport minister has announced Tuesday $3.49 billion dollars will be invested in the construction and maintenance of 19 major transport routes, in an interview with Caracol Radio. Minister German Cardona said...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s free trade agreement with the United States has created duty-free re-export opportunities for Chinese companies, according to CNN blog Business 360. With the recently ratified trade pact between Colombia and the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 17, 2011 | Economy
Multinational sporting goods company Nike closed a million-dollar deal with Colombian company Fanalca which will create 2,000 jobs in the cities of Cali and Pereira according to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The deal...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Oct 17, 2011 | News
Colombian Police are training rats to detect explosives and by 2013 the creatures are expected to be put into action helping the Colombian Armed Forces to find land mines, Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. It took...
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