President Duque asked the Cuban government to capture the ELN’s delegation in Havana (Cuba), but the armed group had signed a Special Protocol with the previous government, in case the dialogues ended. Here are the details.
The Army reported positive results in operatives against oil smuggling in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander) and Tame (Arauca), among others. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for December 2018. The good trend continues, as the industry reported more rigs working in this period compared to December 2017 and previous month.
Colombia’s government is looking for alternatives to fund its spending budget this year. Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), made a proposal about the country’s participation in the Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) stake.
Authorities were able to significantly reduce fuel theft, but are still struggling to eliminate fuel smuggling.
The union’s president, Edwin Palma, rejected the statements of the Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), Alberto Carrasquilla, regarding selling more of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) shares.