Colombia puts conditions on Philip Morris deal

Ecopetrol SA will probably tap local debt markets for the first time in more than a decade to help fund record investments amid rising oil demand in China, Chief Executive Officer Javier Gutierrez said.

Colombia's inspector general has barred ex-President Alvaro Uribe's chief of staff from public service for 18 years for his role in a domestic spying scandal.

Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos's new attempt at land reform will begin with the restitution of 5 million acres over four years – an area about the size of Massachusetts.

Colombia's Cerrejon Eyes Coal Output Increase For 2014

BOGOTA - Authorities say a coal mine explosion in northeastern Colombia has killed six workers.

Colombia's defense minister says authorities have seized $29 million and 17 million euros in cash in a home in a poor district south of the capital, Bogota.

Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba is out of the Colombia squad to face Ecuador and the United States after injuring his left thigh. Cordoba hurt himself just before half time of Inter's 0-0 draw with Juventus in Italy's Serie A at the weekend. Colombia coach Hernan Dario Gomez is already in the U.S.

Colombia may list another 200 companies on its exchange within a decade as an integration with Peru and Chile spurs investor demand, said Cristian Moreno , head of Latin American equity research at Santander in New York.

Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordonez has officially fired Afro-Colombian Senator Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz.