The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts strong overall economic growth for Colombia in 2011, to be surpassed only by that of Peru and Chile, according to a report released Friday.…
The population of Colombia reached the 46 million mark at 9:00:21AM Tuesday according to the population counter of the National Statistics Agency, DANE. Colombia’s population reached 46 million, with 97.5…
Colombia’s retail sales and industrial output both rose in March, according to government data out Thursday. Retail sales surged 14.6% in March from a year earlier, while industrial output climbed…
Colombia’s extreme and prolonged rainy season has caused the deaths of 116 people, and serious injury to 87 more, in the four months since January 2011, the Colombian government announced.…
The number of people employed in Colombia rose to 19.535 million in March from 18.749 million in March 2010, representing a 4.5% increase., according to a report by the National…
Colombia’s homicide rate has dropped by 8% in the first four months of 2011, compared with the same period last year, according to police statistics. To date, 4,469 homicides have…
Transparency International says Colombia’s fight against corruption is stagnating, after the country was ranked 78th of 178 countries in the organization’s 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, a drop of three places…
The annual report by NGO Reporters Without Borders indicates that the level of press freedom in Colombia has sharply deteriorated. Colombia fell by 19 places in the index to be…
For the third consecutive month, the homicide rate in Cartagena has dropped in comparison to numbers from last year. Local website Aja Cartagena reported on Wednesday that official statistics reflect…