Posted by Zach Edling | Nov 14, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian government is doing everything it can in the short term to combat income inequality and labor informality, said the World Bank. The administration of President Juan Manuel Santos “is trying to tackle the...
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Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday has taken the first steps to abolish mandatory military service, local media report. A bill proposed by Liberal Party Senator Juan Manuel Galan would eliminate compulsory military service for...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 13, 2012 | Economy
Multiple firms on Tuesday offered to buy InterBolsa, Colombia’s largest, failed brokerage firm, an InterBolsa statement reports. The Canadian-based Portland Holdings and Colombian investment firm Tribeca Asset Management...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 13, 2012 | News
More than 500 Colombians have begun drug detoxification programs, which entail supplying prescription drugs to addicts, Bogota’s Secretary of Health said Tuesday. “Operation CAMAD” is a government-backed...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 13, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited Portugal along with top business executives Tuesday to discuss the possibility of Colombia’s largest airline acquiring Portugal’s largest airline. Rumors that Avianca,...
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