Posted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 31, 2013 | Economy
After meeting with coffee farmer representatives, the Colombian government on Wednesday agreed to keep giving subsidies to coffee farmers amidst a hostile price environment, but many farmers have claimed the subsidy is still too...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 31, 2013 | Economy
A Colombia development agency on Wednesday approved more than $28 million for higher education projects in central Colombia. Findeter, a financial development agency linked to the Colombian ministry of finance, will invest the...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 30, 2013 | Economy
Colombia’s state-controlled oil and gas giant Ecopetrol this week eclipsed Brazil’s Petrobras on the New York Stock Exchange. Ecopetrol’s market capitalization increased to $129.95 billion on the NYSE, overtaking...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 30, 2013 | News
A British NGO has begun recruiting and training citizens on how to clear landmines across Colombia, one of the most mine-infested countries in the world. Colombia’s program director of HALO Trust, an international...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 29, 2013 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank on Monday again cut interest rates after board members came to the conclusion that the economy was growing below its potential. The central bank voted in favor of bringing interest rates down by 25 basis...
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