Posted by Toni Peters | Sep 29, 2011 | Economy
Medellin and Bogota were recognized as information communication technology (ICT)-savvy metropolises at the 12th Ibero-American Encounter of Digital Cities. The capital of the Antioquia department took the top prize in the big...
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Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said the government is considering UN proposals to tax unproductive or underutilized lands of big landowners. The unproductive land tax would be included in the tax reform which will...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 28, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned Wednesday that leftist-rebel group FARC has infiltrated social protests, according to a presidential press release. The head of state said the Colombian government found out about...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 28, 2011 | Economy
The president of Alpina said the Colombian dairy products company’s American dream is becoming a reality, as construction on the New York production plant commences. “At Alpina we are making our American dream a...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 28, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s agriculture minister said the farming sector could confront the international financial crisis by increasing the country’s food production. Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar also said in an interview...
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