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Court Blocks Colombia’s $370 Million USD Emergency Loan To Bankrupt Avianca Airlines

A 3 judge panel in Colombia's Cundinamarca district court issued an emergency injunction against the $370 million USD loan by the administration of Colombian President Ivan Duque to bankrupt Avianca Airlines, where his sister is a top executive. The lawsuit was filed by a...

Posted On September 12, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian President Ivan Duque - Photo: Efraín Herrera, Presidencia de la República

Colombia Extends Coronavirus Curfew Until April 27, For Elderly: May 30

Last night, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that despite success in keeping Coronavirus infections under 1,600 in the country of 47 million, the government will extend the “national quarantine” until April 27. The initial term of the curfew was set to expire on April 13....

Posted On April 7, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Sergio Guzmán: Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens Systemic Disruption To Colombian Society, Politics

Colombia is in the middle of a national curfew as part of the country’s effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. With certain exceptions, no one is to leave their homes until April 13, the day after Easter. As is the case around the world, the economic...

Posted On March 31, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Arturo José Galindo Andrade Appointed Co-Director Of Colombia’s Central Bank

Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez announced yesterday, from his Twitter account, the appointment of University of Los Andes economist Arturo José Galindo Andrade as the new co-director of the Banco de la República, Colombia’s Central Bank, replacing José Antonio Ocampo. “I...

Posted On December 28, 2019

, By Loren Moss