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To formalize an agreement announced last week, the heads of Ecopetrol and USO sat down yesterday to sign the deal.

Banco de la República has now held the rate steady since cutting it by 25 basis points to 4.25% at its April meeting.

"We have taken the issue of cybersecurity very seriously," said Asobancaria President Santiago Castro.

At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.

Colombian state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) (BVC: ECOPETROL) was among the exploration block winners today at an auction in Brazil and now holds the rights to a portion of the oil extracted from the Santos basin off the coast of South America’s largest...

“This year marked 70 years since the founding of the OAS in Bogotá. For our government it will be an honor," said Colombian diplomat Alejandro Ordoñez.

Facebook says it chose Colombia to start due to the fact that its population is tech-savvy and highly social.

The new deal with the Petroleum Industry’s Workers Union (USO) lasts through 2022. Workers will receive a raise of the inflation rate plus 1.21% in 2018 and inflation plus 1.7% in the next four years.

Among the projects underway is the development of methods to pay for flights through mobile platforms such as WhatsApp.

Though Los Andes continues to excel, the nation’s other institutions continue to lag behind many of their regional peers in the rankings.