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Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said Tuesday that the unemployment rate for the country continues its downward trend, reaching 9.9% for the month of February, 2015. “The trend in unemployment continues to fall. The unemployment rate has stood at 9.9% in...

Colombia’s finance minister Mauricio Cardenas, through decree 0602 issued on April 7, has appointed Jorge Castaño Gutiérrez as financial superintendent. Castaño has worked with the financial supervisory authority for the past decade, and has most recently served as the director...

The President of  Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, said today that Colombia successfully placed a new $1 billion (USD)  bond issue on the global debt market yesterday, demonstrating the world’s confidence in the soundness of the Colombian economy. “We placed  a billion...

The Minister of Finance, Mauricio Cardenas, said Tuesday that the economic activity during 2014 grew by 4.6% from the previous year, according to figures published by DANE, Colombia’s official statistics agency. “The result of 3.5% for the fourth quarter allowed the...

Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas, confirmed last Monday “absolute support ” by the national government for the proposed construction of the Metro de Bogotá, the capital city’s planned subway and light rail project. While participating in the...

The Japanese rating agency Rating and Investment Inc. (R & I) has upgraded Colombia’s long-term debt rating from BBB- to BBB with a stable outlook. R & I confirmed its confidence in the country’s economic stability in recent years, noting that Colombia recorded real GDP...

The Colombian Finance Ministry issued $700 billion pesos (roughly $280 million USD) of public debt through Colombia’s domestic financial markets last week, with yields of 5.18% increment for five year maturity, 6.492% for a ten year term, and 735% for a 15 year maturity. The...

Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said Friday from Puerto Inirida, Guainia, that the unemployment rate in Colombia dropped to 10.8% for January 2015, “in an environment of increased labor force participation by Colombian households with an increase in...