Colombia ‘far behind’ poverty reduction target
Colombia is “far” from attaining the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the number of people who live on less than $1.25 a day by 2015, Portafolio reports. Colombia’s…
Colombia is “far” from attaining the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the number of people who live on less than $1.25 a day by 2015, Portafolio reports. Colombia’s…
President Juan Manuel Santos will present on Monday the government’s National Plan for Social Prosperity, an initiative aimed at eliminating extreme poverty in Colombia. Santos will make the presentation in…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Tuesday that Colombia will borrow $150 million from the World Bank to help the victims of this year’s rainy season. “We are going…
The World Bank estimates that 2.122 million Colombians, 4.6% of the population, are living abroad, and that the country will receive $3.9 billion in remittances in 2010. This will mark…
Colombia is among 10 countries joining a partnership with the World Bank to include the value of ecosystems in national economic indicators. The partnership is based on work by the…
Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos met with president of the World Bank Robert Zoellick in Mexico City Thursday, to discuss such issues as fighting poverty, economic growth, and Colombia’s ability to compete…
Recently my outlook on Colombian politics has tended to be more pessimistic than most people’s. This is probably because I am in the (growing) minority of Colombians who oppose Alvaro…
The World Bank’s annual “Doing Business” report found that starting a business is easier in Colombia’s smaller cities than in its larger ones, reports website Dinero.com. Cities such as Manizales,…
Colombia’s Ministry of Finance stated Wednesday that members of the government and Congress had approved a $500 million loan from the World Bank, to finance this year’s budget. The plan…