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Peace Process: Referendum campaign already running

In every one of his public addresses over the last week, President Juan Manuel Santos urged Colombians to support the peace agreement, as the government and its supporters gear up for an intense political campaign for the “yes” vote.

Thursday, July 28th, 2016
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Fuel prices change for August

Fuel prices change for August

For the first time in several months, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) has announced a change in fuel prices for the month of August: gasoline will rise slightly while diesel will fall, which the ministry says is a result of biofuels costs.

Thursday, July 28th, 2016
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Report decries “human cost” of oil in Rubiales

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) issued a report blasting the environmental and social impact which it alleges Pacific E&P has caused in Meta, and it was picked up in national media.

Thursday, July 28th, 2016
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The mysteriously disappearing gas production

The mysteriously disappearing gas production

GasMinMinas finally released the June production figures for gas and there was yet another monthly decline, the fifth such decline in a row. The graph shows quarterly data which perhaps shows more dramatically how much it has fallen.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
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Social conflict directly costing communities

The explosive growth of blockades, protests and social conflicts has a direct impact on the finances of the regions responsible for them, and a recent study from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) sought to quantify how much these conflicts are costing.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
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CSR Summary: Production incentives in Cesar

The government supplied more than CoP$12.723B (US$4.1M) to eight municipalities in the Cesar Department as production incentives for social or development projects. This and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related stories in our periodic summary.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
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