Colombia.

COLOMBIA Colombia (kəlŭm`bēə, Span. kōlōm`byä), officially Republic of Colombia, republic (2005 est. pop. 42,954,000), 439,735 sq mi (1,138,914 sq km), NW South America. Bogotá is the capital and largest city. injected in·ject·ed
adj.
1. Of or relating to a substance introduced into the body.

2. Of or relating to a blood vessel that is visibly distended with blood.

injected

1. introduced by injection.

2. congested. US$183 million into Bancafe, a state-run bank, and then spun off a portion of the institution to create a new financial entity, Granbanco-Bancafe, after liquidating the former Banco Cafetero. The Colombian government said the operation is designed to make the organization more efficient.

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Title Annotation:	Bancafe restructuring
Publication:	Latin Trade
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	3COLO
Date:	Jun 1, 2005
Words:	46
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