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Colombia, China sign aviation agreement

6 hours 48 min ago

Airplane China

Colombia and China's civil aviation authorities have successfully signed their first commercial aviation cooperation agreement in Beijing.



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Colombia's oil reserves grew 10% in 2011

7 hours 34 min ago

Oil

Colombia's crude oil reserve increases to 2.259 billion barrels, up 10% from 2011.



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Colombian dairy farmers threatened by FTA

8 hours 30 min ago

Ganado Colombiano

The Colombian government has admitted that an increase in whey imports as part the Free Trade Agreement with the United States will hurt dairy farmers, reported local media.



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European Parliament likely to pass FTA with Colombia before 2013

11 hours 52 min ago

santos tajani

The European Parliament is set to approve the E.U.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement before the end of the year, report local media.



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Ecopetrol is Latin America's biggest company: Study

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 21:47

Ecopetrol

Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol has surpassed Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA as Latin America's biggest company by market value, reports the Wall Street Journal.



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Siemens pulls out of Colombia's free trade zones

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 15:15

Simens

German multinational company Siemens submits a request to Colombia’s tax agency to remove its subsidiary from the country's free trade zone regime.



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Colombia receives first US products under FTA

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:26

Colombia News - fta

Colombia has received its first U.S. products under the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Colombia's statistics department says.



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Santos pledges support for 'losers' of FTA with US

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 13:44

Santos

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos offers the government's "full support" to those most affected by the Free Trade Agreement with the U.S., which went into effect Tuesday.



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Colombia ambassador to US cheers FTA

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 19:21

Gabriel Silva

Colombia's ambassador to the United States paints a rosy picture of economic growth in Colombia as the Free Trade Agreement between the two nations takes effect Tuesday.



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Colombia oil production hits 2012 high

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 17:48

Oil

Colombia's oil output reaches 955,000 barrels a day in April, the largest yield this year, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announces.



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FTA brings 100,000 new jobs a year to Colombia: Santos

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 15:34

Santos

President Juan Manuel Santos says 100,000 new jobs will be created each year through Colombia's Free Trade Agreement with the United States, which started Tuesday.



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Colombia's agriculture minister asks to 'end apocalyptic mindset' on FTA

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 13:28

Restrepo

Colombia's Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. will not end agricultural production in the country, the agriculture minister says defending the deal, which takes effect Tuesday.



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Colombia celebrates coming into force of FTA with US

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 02:52

FTA

Colombian officials and business leaders celebrate the commencement of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement with a ceremony in the port city of Cartagena.



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FTA will negatively affect 1.8 million farmers in Colombia: Report

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 16:12

Campesinos Colombia

On the eve of the start of the Colombia – U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the charity Oxfam says the deal will bankrupt small farmers and increase poverty in rural Colombia.



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Chinese energy giant in talks with Colombian government

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 17:50

Cardenas

Oil and gas giant the China Petroleum Company is in talks with the Colombian government to increase oil exploration and production in the country, including cooperation on the proposed Venezuela–Colombia pipeline.



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Santos seeks Chinese investment concluding state visit

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 17:05

China flag

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos ends his state visit to China with a speech to leading entrepreneurs in the country's largest city, Shanghai.



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HSBC considers sale of Colombia operations

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 14:33

HSBC

Global bank HSBC is in talks to sell its Colombian operations and other Latin American holdings as part of its cost-saving strategy, the company announces Thursday.



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Presidential trip to China is milestone for trade: Santos

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:44

Santos

Colombia's president says his recent trip to China is a historic milestone for trade and investment between the two countries.



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Colombia's biofuels ready for international market: study

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 17:12

Ethanol

Colombia's biofuels exceed international standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – advancing the country’s goal to become a leading ethanol producer, according to a new government report.



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Colombia coffee yields grow 11% in April

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:36

Coffee

Colombia's coffee production in April grows 11% from the same month last year, the largest harvest so far in 2012 for the world’s second-largest producer of Arabica beans.



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