Economy

20% Salary Increase and 4x4 SUVs: USO's Million-Dollar Demands to Ecopetrol to Avoid a Strike

At a time when Ecopetrol faces internal tensions over the permanence of its president, Ricardo Roa, with ongoing investigations and a debt...

Leaders in Nariño say 75% tariffs on Ecuador would encourage illegality

The tariff crisis between Colombia and Ecuador has escalated following the release of a new draft decree by the Ministry of Commerce, which seeks to raise tariffs on the neighboring country by up to 75%.

Escalation in the Gulf: US Would Authorize Boarding of Ships Linked to Iran in International Waters

One-third of the world's fertilizer maritime trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: iStock

The Hard Blow Hotels in the United States Are Taking Months Before the World Cup

The football fever is increasing as the days go by. The moment is getting closer and closer for the ball to roll in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada: a historic event with 48 participants.

Institutional Management Report of the Ministry for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship

Nationwide, the "Heroes of April: Legacy of Union and Peace" Entrepreneurs Fair was held, offering gastronomy, sweets, and other products.

En el Zulia todavía esperan por las morocotas de canto

Mary ve buques petroleros casi a diario desde el patio de su casa en una barriada del municipio San Francisco.

Several passenger ships cross the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its closure

Passenger ships cross the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded due to the conflict in Iran. The crossing was carried out without incident.

The eternal debate that is already settled

Economists like to think that some discussions are already settled. Not because there is ideological unanimity, but because the empirical evidence has been persistent and reiterated. One of them is the superiority of the price system and the market versus excessive central planning. And yet, in public debate, this discussion remains as alive as if nothing had been learned in recent decades.

Mauricio Cabrera Galvis

The Comptroller General has made a strong statement on the critical situation of public finances, concluding with a Warning Control to the Ministry of Finance regarding imminent risks to state assets arising from public debt management.

Boyacá Lottery Results of April 18, 2026: Find Out the Grand Prize

On the night of this Saturday, April 18, one of the lotteries that generates the most expectation in the country was held again; the Boyacá lottery, which keeps those looking for the grand prize, those who played chances, and even those who bought raffles, attentive.

Could the State Council make the Banrep board meet without Ávila?

As the calendar advances towards next April 30, uncertainty grows about what will happen with the Board of the Bank of the Republic. The big question is not only whether interest rates will rise, but something much more fundamental for democracy: whether the Board of Directors of the Issuer will even be able to legally meet. The rupture that occurred on March 31, when the Minister of Finance, Germán Ávila, abruptly left the Bank's session, left an open wound that threatens to paralyze the country's monetary policy at a critical moment.

In a municipality in Bolívar, they cut off the power due to non-payment, how to avoid it?

Due to low payment levels and high energy losses in a municipality in northern Bolívar, Afinia announced that it will apply the measure called Concerted Continuity Periods (PCC), with the aim of guaranteeing the sustainability of the electrical service for the entire community.