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REUTERS SUMMIT-Banco de Bogota sees new players in Colombia, eyes Peru
Reuters* Bank eyes growth in consumer, mortgage sectors * Looking at regional opportunities, sees competition * Banking investments pouring into Colombia By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 24 (Reuters) - Colombia will remain a hot spot for...Tags: Peru, Chile, Financial Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages
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A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out
BOGOTA, Colombia — Leftist rebel Reinel Usuga surrendered this month because he was afraid of dying in battle and being buried in an unmarked grave even as rebel leaders negotiate a possible peace agreement that would make such a death pointless...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Colombia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel...Tags: Health Treatments, Authors, Chemotherapy, Entertainment Events, Colombia
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Colombia aims to "internationalize" bourse
Reuters* Stock exchange expects two foreign listings next year * Says four local companies could offer shares by year-end * Calls for better regulations in Colombia capital markets By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia aims...Tags: Financial Markets, Mexico, Economy, Business and Finance, Central Bank, Colombia
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Colombia pins energy hopes on shale oil discoveries
Reuters* For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/LatinAmerica13 * Oil reserves at 6.9 years, but increasing slightly * End of war with FARC would help oil industry * Foreign investment falling from...Tags: Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Conservation, Productivity, Colombia
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Colombia, Drug Use, Punishment
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New principal adds to wave of transition at Annapolis Area Christian School
What started for Robert McCollum as a two-year leave of absence from a teaching job in Chicago has expanded into a five-year stint guiding 300 students in a Christian school in Bogota, Colombia. That enrollment was about a tenth of what McCollum was...
Tags: Trials, Colombia, Annapolis, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Colombia lawmakers reject controversial gay marriage bill
BOGOTA — Colombian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a polarizing bill to allow same-sex marriage in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, as hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate for and against the measure. The bill was rejected...
Tags: Family, Elections, Colombia, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Colombia demands ELN release hostages before any peace talks
Reuters* ELN has expressed interest in peace talks * Rebels hold Canadian geologist hostage By Helen Murphy BOGOTA, May 9 (Reuters) - Colombia will not enter peace talks with the country's second-biggest guerrilla group, the ELN, until it releases captives...Tags: Cuba, Wars and Interventions, Gold and Precious Material, Metal and Mineral, Colombia
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Colombia receives offers from six telecom firms for 4G auction
ReutersBOGOTA, May 9 (Reuters) - Colombia received offers from six companies interested in taking part in a tender for 4G telecommunication airwaves for which the winners will have to pay at least $250 million in total, the government said on Thursday. Minister...Tags: Mexico, Colombia, Telefonica SA, DirecTV Group Inc.
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Victor Carranza dies at 77; 'Emerald King' of Colombia
Victor Carranza, known as the "Emerald King" of Colombia, who built a near monopoly in trade in the precious gems and survived at least two assassination attempts along the way, died of lung cancer Thursday at a Bogota hospital. He was 77. Officials...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Restraint of Trade, Lawyers, Colombia, Human Rights
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ACTUALIZA 1-SONDEO-Inflación en Colombia avanzarÃa en abril, caen expectativas para 2013
Reuters(Actualiza con datos y comentarios de analistas) * Precios al consumidor en abril subirÃan 0,17 por ciento * Inflación acumulada anual a abril por debajo de la meta * Expectativas de inflación para cierre del 2013 bajan * Expectativas inflacionarias...Tags: Colombia
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