Economy

Gasoline Rises $400 Starting This Friday, May 1: Here's How Prices Will Look by City

In a decision that again hits household budgets and business operating costs, Finance Minister Germán Ávila confirmed that starting this Friday, May 1, the price of regular gasoline will increase by $400 per gallon across the country.

Finance Minister Germán Ávila returned to the session of the Board of Directors of the Bank of the Republic

Germán Àvila, Minister of Finance, returned to the session of the Banrep Board of Directors.

Colombia Responds to Noboa with Tariffs of up to 75% on Products from Ecuador

The Minister of Commerce, Diana Morales, announced the implementation of a new tariff scheme for 191 products from Ecuador, which will be applied according to the level of national production and internal supply.

Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio fines Movistar with $4.679 million for failures in number portability

Portafolio Journalist 04.30.2026 07:52 Updated: 04.30.2026 07:52

Medellín, the second city where unemployment grew the most in the first quarter of 2026

Colombia's unemployment rate stood at 9.6% in the January-March 2026 quarter, a reduction of 0.9 percentage points compared to the same pe...

SIC fined Movistar $4.679 million for "hindering" users to change operators with the same number

The Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio once again came down hard on telecommunications operators. This time it sanctioned Movistar with a fine...

Jóvenes cuidadores: una forma de entrar a la economía plateada

María Fernanda Maldonado notó que había más adultos mayores que jóvenes en Venezuela cuando tuvo que cuidar a su bisabuela. Tenía 17 años, era el 2021 y las Naciones Unidas ya llevaban 6 años advirtiendo que la juventud Venezolana migraba del país por las vulneraciones a sus derechos humanos. No había enfermeras para atenderla ni suficiente dinero para pagar un servicio de cuidados constantes.

Law and benefits for self-employed workers

Thanks to our Good Sandinista Government, the National Assembly of Nicaragua approved on April 25, 2024, the Law declaring June 17 as the National Day of Self-Employed Workers.

INIDE: Employment Survey Results for March 2026

The National Institute for Development Information (INIDE) published the results of the Monthly Employment Survey for March 2026 on its website.

Pork Meat March 2026

The monitoring carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) reports 7.2 million pounds of pork by March 2026. This production is reported by more than a thousand individual slaughterhouses, industrial slaughterhouses, and abattoirs nationwide.

Oil soars above $120 a barrel after Iran defies US blockade

The price of Brent Crude continues above $120 per barrel. Photo: Larry W. Smith. EFE

Ortega Authorizes Loan Agreement with OPEC for $31.5 Million

The Nicaraguan regime approved a new international loan for over $31 million for a road project, according to Presidential Agreement 57-2026 published in La Gaceta