Economy

INIDE: Monthly Employment Survey Results for February 2026

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

The Four Colombias

The World Bank published a report that should be required reading for every presidential candidate: Colombia: Regional Disparities and the Path to Integration. The report's central thesis is that Colombia is not a single economy, but at least four distinct ones according to their development levels, and understanding the differences between them must be key to any government plan.

Nicaragua Government Authorities Meet with Equinox Gold Delegation

On the afternoon of Monday, March 30, in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, authorities from the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity (GRUN) met with a high-level delegation from the Canadian mining company Equinox Gold.

Digital Decentralization and Financial Inclusion

Emeritus Professor National University 03.29.2026 18:47 Updated: 03.29.2026 18:47

12 tons of chocolate from a well-known factory were stolen from a truck in Europe

An unusual robbery occurred on Saturday, March 28, in Italy, where authorities reported the theft of 12 tons of KitKat chocolates that were on a truck that left the factory in Italy and was headed for Poland.

A very weakened fabric

Director of Portafolio 03/29/2026 18:28 Updated: 03/29/2026 18:28

Independence of the Boards of Directors

Corporate lawyer and capital markets 03/29/2026 18:22 Updated: 03/29/2026 18:22

IRIS reaches the capital market with a securitization of $44 billion

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These are the sectors that are increasingly financing themselves through the factoring tool

More and more companies are betting on this income generation method. Photo: Image generated with artificial intelligence.

In Colombia, 118,000 people get their first loan every month, according to a new index

Portafolio Journalist 03.29.2026 16:09 Updated: 03.29.2026 16:09

Venezuela's economic recovery could become a business opportunity for Colombia

Portafolio Journalist March 29, 2026 3:48 PM Updated: March 29, 2026 3:48 PM

More than US$300 per ton of corn: Agreed price scheme seeks certainty for agriculture

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Julio León Heredia, indicated that the Government will promote a strategy of agreed prices, in order to offer certainty to agricultural producers. In this context, León Heredia indicated that after the technical review of cost structures, reference prices for this planting season could be around 360 dollars per ton for white corn and 320 dollars for yellow corn.