Economy

23% of national egg production and 25% of national chicken production are held back in Santander

The blockades, which have lasted five days in Santander, are holding back 23% of the national egg production and 25% of the national chicken production. This was warned by the departmental director of the National Federation of Poultry Farmers of Colombia (Fenavi), Martha Ruth Velásquez, in a dialogue with Noticias RCN:

Clear Accounts: The Real Cost of Paraprofessional Contributions for Employers Paying Minimum Wage in 2026

Following the implementation of the salary increase for the year 2026, the labor landscape in Colombia faces one of its most profound transformations in the last decade.

Growth below 3% and inflation outside the target range: BTG Pactual projections for Colombia

BTG Pactual forecasts growth ending at 2.5%. Photo: Image generated with Artificial Intelligence - ChatGPT

Sagu Chocolates bets on healthy snacks: this line already represents 60% of its sales

María Camila Suárez, co-founder of Sagu Chocolates. Photo: Courtesy/Sagu Chocolates

Ecuador's tariffs put agricultural sectors at risk

Agro represents 18% of exports to Ecuador: US$336 million in 2025. Photo: iStock

Government installed a dialogue table with businessmen and workers to seek labor consensuses

Delcy Rodríguez installed a labor dialogue table in Venezuela amid protests for salaries and the announcement of an adjustment

Higher taxes would skyrocket contraband cigarette consumption: losses would exceed one trillion pesos

Cigarette smuggling could increase with more taxes. Photo: Taken from AESTHESIS

Venezuela Signed Agreement Expanding Chevron's Control to Boost Oil Production

Venezuela signed an agreement with Chevron to expand its participation in Petroindependencia and operate in Ayacucho 8

Hollywood warns that the merger of Warner and Paramount would harm the industry

More than a thousand Hollywood screenwriters, actors, and directors published a letter on Monday expressing their opposition to the purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) by Paramount Skydance, considering that the operation would harm an already struggling entertainment industry.

Texas Oil Moderates Rise and Nears $99 After US Blocks Hormuz

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil moderated its rise this Monday by 2.6% and closed at $99.08 after the United States' blockade of the Strait of Hormuz took effect today, news that previously caused strong increases. EFE At the end of the session, oil futures contracts for May, the benchmark in the US, added $2.51 compared to Friday's session.

Venezuela signs agreement expanding Chevron's operations for oil production

The Venezuelan government signed an agreement this Monday expanding the operations of the U.S. company Chevron to increase oil production in the country, weeks after the approval of the hydrocarbons reform that opened the sector to private and foreign investment. This agreement, signed at an event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, increased Chevron's stake to 49% in the mixed company Petroindependencia and also granted it rights for primary activities in the Ayacucho 8 block, as part of the mixed company Petropiar, according to Javier La Rosa, Chevron's representative, who explained at the event.

National wheat flour production reactivated in the first quarter: Companies implement more work shifts

In the first quarter of the year, the national wheat industry reactivated its flour production, after the decline they experienced in 2025, indicated the president of the National Federation of Flour Workers (Fetraharina), Juan Crespo. Banking and Business The union leader explained that the restrictions applied since the beginning of the year to wheat imports [...]