A United Nations (UN) study has shown that tobacco consumption was reduced in the last five years, though alcohol consumption did increase during the same time period, local news reported last…
Colombia’s tobacco farmers are hoping to vastly increase crops to take advantage of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, reported local media. Colombia’s Radio Caracol reported that…
Philip Morris International, an American tobacco company, announced Tuesday that Colombian authorites rejected their $452 million bid to purchase Protabaco, Colombia’s second largest tobacco company, reports The Wall Street Journal.…
Colombian Agriculture Minister Andres Fernandez admitted Thursday that his country’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, due to be signed next week, will adversely affect more than 400,000…