Posted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 25, 2013 | News
Colombia will participate in the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) where it will review regional economic and social issues. In Santiago, Chile from January 26 to 28, representatives...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 25, 2013 | Economy
Colombia issued a 10-year bond worth $1 billion at a historically low interest rate this week. The measure has significantly marginalized borrowing costs for the government, and it has raised the positive outlook of the...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 25, 2013 | News
Colombia’s constitutional court met for a hearing on Thursday over the future of pensions for former ministers and former congress members. “These decisions affect the goal of improving the financial sustainability of the...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 25, 2013 | War and peace
Significant differences remained on the table when the third round of peace talks between FARC and Colombian government negotiators came to a close in Havana on Thursday. “There are similarities in the desire to transform...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 24, 2013 | News
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that an internet copyright law associated with the US free trade agreement was unconstitutional. Senator Jorge Robledo argued that Articles 13 and 14 of Law 1520, that deal with...
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