Strong earthquake hits southwestern Colombia
2012 - An estimated magnitude-7.1 earthquake has struck southwestern Colombia, the Associated Press reports. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the region.www.usatoday.com
Colombia Earthquake: Deep 7.1 Quake Reported In Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian authorities say there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage from an earthquake centered deep underground in the country's southwest whose magnitude the U.S.www.huffingtonpost.com
Oil groups tussle for Colombia licences
Some of the world's largest oil companies are jostling for licences to explore for shale gas in Colombia, one of many countries hoping to replicate the North American boom in unconventional gas.www.ft.com
Santos: In Colombia, as among Israelis and Palestinians, talks are the way forward
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos likened his bid to end decades of violence through talks with Marxist rebels to the elusive Israeli-Palestinian quest for a two-state solution.www.jta.org
Ecuador says freed foreign tourists are 'in good spirits'
Two women tourists rescued from kidnappers in Ecuador near its border with Colombia are receiving medical attention in the capital, Quito, the country's interior minister said on Sunday.www.guardian.co.uk
Flamingoes Edge Colombia to Set a Date With France
Nigeria's Flamingoes have qualified for the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women World Cup in Azerbaijan after defeating Colombia 3:0 to top their group. After the 11:0 thrashing of the host nation, Azerbaijan, so much was expected from the ...allafrica.com
Colombian President Santos Receives AJC Diplomatic Statesman Award
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was honored at an American Jewish Committee (AJC) luncheon in New York, and received the global advocacy organization's prestigious Diplomatic ...www.sacbee.com
Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos Hypes Success At Council of the Americas
The Colombian government and the FARC recently announced that they will hold joint peace talks in an effort to end the half century-long internal civil conflict that has seen 50,000 and 200,000 people killed and 2.4 million and 4 million people ...latino.foxnews.com
Colombia Keeps 4.75% Rate and Extends Daily Dollar Purchases
The Colombian currency has appreciated 7.7 percent this year, the fourth-best performance against the dollar among the 31-most traded currencies tracked by Bloomberg worldwide.www.businessweek.com
Colombia peace talks: Why the United States should support the process
But sitting down to negotiate, as he proposes, with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgency, a group with deep ties to narco-trafficking, kidnapping and on the US terrorist watch list, is not without a high degree of political risk.www.voxxi.com
Colombia Absolves Kidnapping Victim Accused of Misdeeds
CARACAS, Venezuela - Bringing to a close a case that stunned Colombia and focused attention on a brutal episode in the country's long-running guerrilla war, Colombian authorities this week absolved a former state legislator just months after accusing ...www.nytimes.com
Colombian Copycat Banks Sell 13 Years of Bonds in Months
The sales are helping fund a 17 percent lending surge as Colombia's economy expands at the second-fastest pace among Latin America's biggest countries, behind Peru.www.businessweek.com
Fitch Updates Colombian Residential Mortgage Criteria Assumptions
BOGOTA, Colombia - Fitch Ratings has today updated its rating criteria for assessing credit risk in Colombian residential mortgage loan pools that are used as collateral for structured finance transactions.www.heraldonline.com
Large quake hits Colombia but does not generate Pacific-wide tsunami
A large earthquake struck southwestern Colombia this morning but did not generate a destructive tsunami, officials said. The 7.1-magnitude temblor was centered 31 miles south of the regional capital ofPopayan, Columbia, and 203 miles northeast of Quito ...www.staradvertiser.com
Colombia's Ecopetrol says rebel attacks drop off as talks loom
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Colombia's Ecopetrol said rebel attacks on its pipelines had dropped in the last month, giving hope that upcoming peace talks to try to end five decades of war could benefit the country's largest oil producer.www.reuters.com
Tombini Classmate Reappointed as Colombia Central Bank Chief
... Classmate Reappointed as Colombia Central Bank Chief. By Matthew Bristow and Christine Jenkins - 2012-09-28T22:30:14Z.www.bloomberg.com
Colombian Bond Yields Fall to Record Low as Central Bank Meets
Yields on Colombia's peso bonds fell to a record low amid speculation policy makers will lower benchmark borrowing costs as soon as today to support growth in the Andean economy.www.businessweek.com
UPDATE 2-Colombia current acct deficit widens in H1 vs year ago
Capital, financial account totals $6.74 billion in 1st half of 2012. * FDI rises 18 pct to $7.79 billion in January-June period. By Jack Kimball.in.reuters.com
Colombia is Second in World for Land Mine Victims, Behind Afghanistan
403962 01: A Colombian soldier searches for possible land mines left by the FARC, The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, after the group dynamited an energy tower owned by the state operated national energy distribution network, ISA, April 15, ...latino.foxnews.com
Colombia to renegotiate terms of BHP's Cerro Matoso mine
BOGOTA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Colombia will renegotiate out-dated contract terms including royalty payments for BHP Billiton's Cerro Matoso nickel mine in a bid to get a better deal for the Andean nation, government officials and a tribunal said on ...www.reuters.com
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