By Ontheweb Monday, May 12, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO—05/12/08—Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX: MGA) ("Mega") wishes to provide further information on the historical uranium resource of the Berlin deposit in Colombia(2), the main asset involved in its recently completed acquisition of Energentia Resources Inc. (refer to the Mega news releases of March 7 2008, and May 6, 2008).
Colombian cenbank split between rate hawks, dovesBy Ontheweb Monday, May 12, 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia’s central bank is split between interest rate hawks and doves as the country gets squeezed by above-target inflation and a disturbingly strong peso, minutes from April’s policy-setting meeting show.
Chile’s LAN seeks to move into Colombia cargo mktBy Ontheweb Monday, May 12, 2008
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile’s dominant airline LAN
By Ontheweb Friday, May 9, 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian operations to convert foreign currency debt into pesos will start with up to $2 billion in World Bank obligations, the government said on Wednesday.
Ecopetrol Advances Most in 3 Months on Oil, EarningsBy Ontheweb Thursday, May 8, 2008
(Bloomberg)—Ecopetrol SA, Colombia’s state energy company, rose the most in three months in Bogota trading on speculation that rising oil prices will boost earnings growth.
Colombian Peso Weakens 1.8% To End At COP1,799 On Forex SwapBy Ontheweb Thursday, May 8, 2008
BOGOTA (Dow Jones)--Colombia’s peso weakened 1.8% on Wednesday after the government announced on Tuesday plans to hedge all its dollar-denominated debt through the use of currency swaps to take advantage of the strong peso.
Colombian gold deposit mystery resolvedBy Ontheweb Wednesday, May 7, 2008
[miningmx.com]—IN what has been the worst-kept secret in mining, AngloGold Ashanti unveiled a 12.9 million ounce resource at its wholly owned La Colosa project in Colombia.
Dubai World eyes investment possibilities in ColombiaBy Ontheweb Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Dubai World announced today that it is exploring various investment possibilities in Colombia, one of South America’s emerging economies. The Group Chairman, HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, met HE President Alvaro Uribe in Bogota during his recent visit to the country and discussed the growing economic ties between Dubai and Colombia.
‘Spanish BPOs are untapped business’By Ontheweb Tuesday, May 6, 2008
On recovery path after decades of turbulence, Colombia is keen to strengthen business ties with India and accelerate its economic growth. The investment climate in Colombia is far better than what is popularly perceived, South American country’s minister of commerce, industry and tourism Luis Guillermo Plata said. The young minister feels bilateral investment flows would benefit both economies and a bilateral investment promotion agreement should be signed soon. Excerpts:
The Linde Group sells its subsidiary Cryogas S.A. (Colombia) to Indura S.A. (Chile)By Ontheweb Friday, May 2, 2008
Munich—The technology group The Linde Group has sold its Colombian subsidiary Cryogas S.A. to the Chilean industrial gases and welding company Indura S.A. at an enterprise value of 90 million euro. Following the fulfilment of customary closing conditions, the transaction was now completed.
