Updated on 12/24/2021 02:52 pm Peruvians traveling to member countries of the Andean Community (CAN) will be able to use their postpaid mobile line without surcharges for international roaming from January 1, 2022, reported the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC). This benefit implies that they will not have to pay more for their telephone […]
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Minimum wage in Colombia increases 10% by 2022
Updated 12/14/2021 04:25 pm The Colombian government, the unions and the unions reached an agreement on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage for workers by 10.07% by 2022, reaching one million pesos, about US $ 256. “I want to express my joy because today history is being made in Colombia. Today we have achieved the […]
Explosions at Colombia city airport leave three people dead, including two policemen
Updated on 12/14/2021 09:14 am Two devices exploded on Tuesday near the airport in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, killing three people, including two police officers, authorities said without immediately identifying the attackers. Cúcuta is the capital of Norte de Santander, a department that borders Venezuela and has become the new epicenter of Colombia’s long […]
Duque aims for the minimum wage in Colombia to rise 10.7% in 2022
Updated 12/12/2021 01:11 pm The president of Colombia, Ivan duque, assured this Sunday that he works in the annual negotiation of the minimum salary with businessmen to ensure that by next year it rises 10.07% and thus it is possible to exceed one million pesos (US $ 257). “I believe that our goal is that […]
Colombia orders travelers to prove to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country
Updated on 12/06/2021 11:23 pm The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced this Monday that, as of December 14, travelers over 18 years of age who enter the country must certify that they have completed their vaccination schedule against COVID-19. “Under the recommendation of the advisory committee of @MinSaludCol (Ministry of Health), since December 14, […]
Colombian operators bet on Gilinski’s next target
Jaime Gilinski rocked Colombia’s capital markets with US $ 3.4 billion in offers for the country’s largest food producer and one of its largest financial firms. Now, investors trying to figure out the billionaire’s next target believe they have found the answer: a conglomerate with stakes in cement, energy and infrastructure. Grupo Argos shares have […]
More than 145.3 tons of cocaine seized in multinational operation “Orión”
Military and police authorities of 40 countries in America and Europe confiscated 145.3 tons of cocaine in the eighth phase of the multinational naval operation against drug trafficking “Orión”, reported the Navy of Colombia. This is the highest number of cocaine seized in the multinational operation to fight drug trafficking. In the Orion VIII Naval […]
Conservative right in Colombia will seek to maintain power with Uribe’s bishop
The Democratic Center, the ruling party of Colombia, elected Óscar Iván Zuluaga, a close ally of the former president Alvaro Uribe like his letter for the May 2022 elections, in which the left appears as the favorite. The 62-year-old businessman, former Minister of Finance of Uribe (2002-2010), lost the presidential elections of 2014 in the […]
Five years of the peace that extinguished the FARC and split Colombia in two
The peace that applauded the world, divided a country and disarmed the most powerful guerrilla in America turns five years old. And although the violence and drug trafficking continued without the FARC, today Colombia it is a country in turmoil but with fewer victims. Teatro Colón in Bogotá, November 24, 2016. Juan Manuel Santos and […]
Barclays: Colombia would outperform regional peers as Brazil lags
Updated on 11/18/2021 02:25 am Colombia will have the fastest growth among the major Latin American economies over the next two years, while Brazil lags behind, according to Barclays Plc. Colombia’s economy will expand 6.3% in 2022 and 3.5% in 2023, driven by strong domestic demand and a potential increase in oil production, Barclays said […]