Carrasquilla To Step Down March 7

Alberto Carrasquilla, Colombia’s finance minister, will step down on March 7 according to a statement by the finance ministry. Oscar Iván Zuluaga, currently presidential advisor to President Alvaro Uribe, will take over as the new finance minister on March 8 or 9. Alberto Carrasquilla, who became finance minister in 2003, tendered his resignation last month for personal reasons.