Government agrees to talks after strike in Colombia’s north turn violent
Colombia’s government on Friday agreed to meet with community leaders from La Guajira after...
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Colombia govt reveals how it spends mining royalties
In a gesture of transparency, Colombia’s government has created a webpage called...
Massive north Colombia pothole swallows almost entire garbage truck
A garbage truck driver in the north of Colombia was injured on Sunday when a road...
Colombia’s natl oil company reports 10% profit decrease in 1st half of 2014
Colombia’s national oil company Ecopetrol announced that profits fell by 10% this year due...
Santos reelection spurs Isagen shares to biggest gain in 5 years: Bloomberg
Shares in Colombia’s hydropower giant, Isagen, made their biggest daily gain since 2009 on...
Financing for Santos’ $25B highway project rests on still-theoretical bond: Bloomberg
Financing for President Juan Manuel Santos’ $25 billion highway project has been funded by a...
New charging station opens for Bogota’s electric taxis
A new charging station for Bogota’s electric taxis has opened in Colombia’s capital,...
Colombia plummets in World Bank logistics and infrastructure ranking
Colombia has dropped 33 places in the 2014 world rankings of logistics and infrastructure and is...
Bucaramanga airport expansion ready by 2016: authorities
Local authorities have announced the second stage of the expansion of the international airport in...
80,000 Medellin rail commuters stranded… again
Medellin commuters experienced chaos on Thursday after the closure of six Metro railway stations...
Colombian GDP to grow 4.3% in 2014: International Monetary Fund
The chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Colombia has praised the country’s economic policy and predicted a 4.3% growth in GDP this year. IMF Chief of Mission Valerie Cerra told reporters in Bogota on...
Kidnapped oil workers returned to freedom in northeast Colombia
Two petrol company employees have been freed in the northeast of Colombia after being kidnapped by...
