Eleven points on the roads of the Colombian capital were blocked in the early hours of Tuesday by dozens of drivers of transport technology platforms in protest of a bill that the government is preparing and that, they allege, could affect the union. The public document, which has not yet been presented to Congress for […]
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Nestlé announces US$100 million investment in Colombia
The company will be able to increase its production capacity, accelerate its digital transformation and guarantee operational sustainability in Colombia. nestle, the Swiss multinational food company, announced that between 2023 and 2026 it will invest US$100 million in Colombia, with which the company will be able to increase its production capacity, accelerate its digital transformation […]
Ecuador creates its largest water reserve in the Amazon area near Colombia
The government of Ecuador presented this Saturday the Aguarico, Chingual and Cofanes Water Protection Area, of 101,000 hectares in the north of the amazon of the country and very close to the border with Colombia. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso made the announcement of the reserve’s creation during a special ceremony held in the city of […]
Ecopetrol bonds fall after Bayón leaves the presidency
Bayón, who has held the position since 2017, leaves his post amid Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s push for the country to transition to renewable energy. His new Administration has reiterated its decision not to award new oil and gas exploration contracts. It will only allow existing contracts to continue. “Considering the quality of the management […]
Nestlé announces investment of 100 million dollars in Colombia
The Swiss multinational food company nestle announced this Friday that between this year and 2026 it will invest 100 million dollars in Colombiawith which the company will be able to increase its production capacity, accelerate its digital transformation and guarantee operational sustainability. The company said in a statement that it is the materialization of an […]
Lasso and Petro will meet in Tulcán to consolidate the Ecuador-Colombia relationship
The presidents of Ecuadorthe conservative William Lassoand of Colombiathe leftist Gustavo Petrowill meet next Tuesday in the Ecuadorian border city of Tulcán with the aim of consolidating the bilateral relationship, especially on the common border. This was announced this Friday by the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency in Quito through a statement that […]
Europe asks to stimulate sustainable production in the Amazon and not punish shipments from Brazil and Colombia
The executive vice president of the European Commission for the Green Pact, Frans Timmermans, believes that sustainable production in the Amazon should be encouraged to combat deforestation instead of proposing that Colombian and Brazilian products made in that region stop importing. “It is very easy to say that we do not import anything else from […]
Petro proposals for Bogotá metro would add US$3.3 billion in costs
Since he was mayor of Bogotá, Petro has defended that the system should be underground to reduce the impact on the capital, Transportation Minister Guillermo Reyes told Blu Radio. The contract for more than US$4 billion for the construction of the first metro line in the capital was awarded in 2019 by the then mayor […]
Petro will assume control of regulation of public services in Colombia
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroannounced this Thursday that he will assume “directly and personally” the control of the policies of administration and control of the domiciliary public services, a decision that took “depending on the users”. “This president has decided not to delegate his functions to the public services regulation commissions, at least for […]
The US rules out creating a dialogue table for Peru, as requested by Colombia
USA will not promote a dialogue table to find a way out of the crisis in Peruas requested by the Colombian president Gustavo Petronor does it interfere in the affairs of the Andean country, the US ambassador said Thursday before the OAS. Peru is the scene of massive demonstrations calling for the resignation of President […]