Economy

One Year of US Tariffs: Soaring Trade Deficit and Rising Uncertainty

One year after Donald Trump's tariffs, global trade faces record deficits and market reconfigurations.

Gold and Oil: Two Products Explain the Growth of Exports to the United States at the Start of the Year

Colombian exports to the United States started 2026 with positive growth. Photo: Mincomercio

When was the last time you bought a frying pan?: All the details to participate in Imusa's Cambiatón

What material are your pans made of? Photo: iStock

Cuba Enacts Mixed Enterprise Law to Boost "Increased Exports"

Cuba has enacted a law allowing the creation of mixed enterprises between the state and the private sector, in an attempt to revive the economy and increase exports amid the crisis.

Cuba without tourism amid energy crisis: Here everything is 'stopped'

Cuba is experiencing a sharp decline in tourism amid its energy crisis, with a 30% drop in visitors and practically empty streets during Holy Week.

Cuba without tourism amid energy crisis: here 'everything is stopped'

Cuba is experiencing a sharp decline in tourism amid its energy crisis, with a 30% drop in visitors and practically empty streets during Holy Week.

The Issuer's Board

Those who are upset by the rise in interest rates are right, as high rates slow down the economy, cool sales, and increase debt costs; but the Government is not right if the cause of its anger is the need to show growth at any cost, as has been happening, or to increase public spending with a view to expanding the political agenda.

When Access Defines Growth

There is a phrase that is repeated too often when talking to entrepreneurs: “There are ideas… what’s missing is how to finance them”.

National Savings Fund launches a lifeline to Colombians and makes a decision to make access to housing easier

The Fondo Nacional del Ahorro (FNA) has announced an ambitious package of measures aimed at breaking down the historical barriers that prevent middle and low-income families from becoming homeowners.

The package of measures that Petro proposed to mitigate the effects of the war in Iran on inflation

Portafolio Journalist 04/01/2026 18:15 Updated: 04/01/2026 18:15

These are the CDT with the best interest rates in April after the increase by the Bank of the Republic

The Board of Directors of the Bank of the Republic announced an increase of 100 basis points in the intervention interest rate, placing it at 11.25% starting this April 1, 2026.

Redistributing Without Growing: A Necessary Warning

By Mauricio Perfetti Del Corral - [email protected]