Colombia claims a Venezuelan military helicopter violated its airspace, and the government of President Alvaro Uribe wants an explanation from its neighbor. Colombia’s Foreign Ministry plans to send a letter…
Exports to Venezuela will fall to US$1.5 billion in 2010, from more than US$4 billion in 2009, the president of Colombia’s Central Bank said Monday. Because of this, the bank…
Leaders of Colombia’s two largest guerrilla groups, FARC and ELN, met three times on Venezuelan soil to agree the recently announced non-agression pact and improve cooperation between the groups’ armies,…
The United States should talk to South American countries who have concerns over its military pact with Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday. “It doesn’t matter who the…
Colombian exports rose 26% in November 2009 to $2.86 billion compared to the year-earlier month, the country’s statistics department DANE said Wednesday on its website. Exports of oil, coal, coffee…
A unit of Citigroup Inc. on Tuesday bought a 5.8% stake in Colombia’s largest retailer, Almacenes Exito SA, according to a statement from Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, which sold…
The Caracas Chamber of Commerce rejects the nationalization of French-Colombian supermarket Exito in Venezuela. In an interview with local radio station Union Radio, Chamber of Commerce Director Victor Maldonado said…
President Hugo Chavez ordered Sunday the seizure of a French-owned retail chain following accusations that it raised prices after Venezuela devalued the currency by half. “How long are we going…
Venezuelan authorities on Saturday announced the capture of a prominent Colombian drug trafficker wanted by the United States. U.S. authorities had offered a reward of up to US$5 million for…