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Army General Rubén Darío Alzate is back at home and after a few speed bumps, the talks will restart on December 10th. But the incident has left a scar on the talks, and questions persist about how the commander became the first general to fall into the hands of the Farc.

The count decreased again to 33 this week, below recent and long-term averages. However guerrilla-incidents show an unfortunate trend and there were a number of direct attacks on the industry.

The Colombian military has already called off its operations in the Chocó Department around the area where kidnapped General Rubén Darío Alzate is set to be liberated this Saturday by the Farc.

The count actually decreased to 37 this week, around recent and long-term averages. However, guerrilla-initiated incidents were up, the Farc launched an audacious attack on a Pacific Island and the kidnapped general still has not been released.

The Finance Minister (MinHacienda) Mauricio Cárdenas said that an agreement has been reached with congress that will see a phasing out of the wealth tax on companies by 2018, although it will maintain the tax for individuals.

A volatile week for the peace talks after General Rubén Darío Alzate ended up in Farc hands, causing the government to suspend talks on Monday. An agreement appears to be in place that would liberate him and two other hostages, but many questions still remain.

The count increased sharply to 49 this week, well above recent and long-term averages. The kidnapping of an Army general in Chocó on Sunday led President Juan Manuel Santos to suspend peace talks in Havana.

The peace process needs to advance at quicker pace was a common message this week from President Juan Manuel Santos, and echoed in a forum organized by national paper El Tiempo, the University of Rosario an the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Perenco said last week that it would shut down its operations in Aguazul after three months of blockades from the Tesoro Bubuy village. The action apparently was enough to bring the community to the table and lift the blockades, although talks still remain.

The count increased to 35 this week, exactly the recent and long-term average. Guerrilla-initiated activity increased sharply and Arauca returned to prominence.