Uribe and Santos meet in presidential palace
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos met with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe at 11AM in the Casa de Nariño to discuss economics, the budget and finance, in the first step in handing…
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos met with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe at 11AM in the Casa de Nariño to discuss economics, the budget and finance, in the first step in handing…
American multinational fruit company Chiquita Brands is being sued in the U.S. for allegedly financing Colombian paramilitary force AUC and guerrilla group FARC, reported El Tiempo on Tuesday. According to…
Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata said Tuesday that the World Economic Forum on Latin America (WEF), which begins today in the coastal city of Cartagena, demonstrates “confidence” in Colombia…
The president of Colombia’s National Electoral Commission, Marco Hincapie, announced Wednesday that the commission will fine, or ban from running, any candidates who are found to have been financed by…
DAS Director Felipe Muñoz said Wednesday that his security agency will open investigations into the financing of Colombian congressional and presidential candidates’ election campaigns, following President Alvaro Uribe’s accusations that…
Japan and Colombia extended their fifth round of talks on an investment protection agreement in Tokyo Friday. The two nations hope to close the deal by the end of next…
Colombia’s Congress, followed by the Senate, on Wednesday approved a new tax measure, expected to launch in 2011 and last for four years. The new tax will impose a rate…
Colombia hopes to join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in 2010 and already has the support of China, South Korea, and the U.S, claimed the Foreign Minister Thursday. The APEC comprises…
Human rights issues could thwart commercial agreements between Colombia and the EU, said the deputy leader of the French National Assembly on Monday. The deputy Alain Marty, who chairs the…