Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed into law Wednesday his plan to give 100,000 houses to the country’s poorest citizens. “This law will give 100,000 families the opportunity to convert…
A report listed the U.S., Mexico, and France as the top sources of foreign direct investment in Colombia, economic magazine Portafolio reported Tuesday. Colombia’s Superintendency of Businesses published the report…
Colombia’s agricultural minister announced a number of tasks Sunday necessary to prepare the country for a potential free trade agreement with the United States, economic magazine Portafolio reported. Although the…
Brazilian ex-president Lula de Silva will attend an economic forum in Bogota to explore business opportunities between Colombia and Brazil on Thursday, Portafolio.co reported. The economic forum will…
Consumer and business confidence are on the increase according to the Survey of Business Confidence and the Consumer Opinion Survey, both conducted by Fedesarrollo. The Consumer Confidence Index rose from…
A gallon of petrol and diesel will increase by $0.08 (150 COP) from Friday April 1, it was announced by the Mines and Energy Minister. The increase means that for…
Colombiatex, a Medellin textile fair for professionals in the fashion industry, saw a 7% increase in the value of business conducted in 2011’s event compared to the previous year, Spanish news…
Colombian police Tuesday arrested a 17 year-old suspected of murdering Ebert Mosquera, the dean of economics at the University of Santiago in the south Colombian city of Cali. The youth…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that he expects to sign an investment promotion agreement with South Korea before leaving office on August 7, as a step towards an eventual…