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Fiscal Improvisation

Director of Portafolio 15.03.2026 16:28 Updated: 16.03.2026 07:58

Urgent Clarification

Portafolio Columnist 03.15.2026 16:25 Updated: 03.15.2026 16:25

To what extent did Ecopetrol 'damage' the business balances of 2025? Analysis

Ecopetrol Shareholders' General Meeting calls for an extraordinary meeting. Photo:

World Football Cup plus regulation, the perfect storm for illegality in betting, warns Fecoljuegos

Evert Montero, president of Fecoljuegos. Photo: Courtesy

Government proposes prepaid meter mechanism to reduce the overdue portfolio of coastal electricity companies

Government would give the green light to the implementation of prepaid meters on the Coast. Photo: iStock

Country's economic growth would suffer a sharp slowdown in 2027, according to BBVA Research analysts

The country's economy faces major challenges. Photo: Image generated with artificial intelligence.

Oil businessmen propose to Pdvsa to implement a plan to increase gas production in Monagas

Eduardo Rivas, director of the Chamber of Commerce of Monagas, reported that the guild requested Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Pdvsa) to develop a plan to increase natural gas production in the entity. Rivas pointed out that the implementation of a plan would boost international investment. 'Let Pdvsa focus on finding the necessary investors to control and sell the much-needed gas. That would be a big step,' he said.

Banco Popular, grows 28% in individual deposits, the largest growth in its category

María Fernanda Suárez Londoño, president of Banco Popular. Photo: Courtesy

Gasoline prices could soon fall in the United States, despite the war in the Middle East and pressure on oil

The Trump administration remains optimistic about gasoline prices. Photo: Image generated with artificial intelligence.

Power Outages This Monday, March 16, in These Municipalities of Bolívar

Afinia, the energy service provider in Bolívar, is carrying out optimization work on the electrical infrastructure in the department as part of its investment plan to improve service quality and reliability.

EFE

India, the world's second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is going through an unprecedented national energy crisis in recent days following the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz due to the conflict in the Middle East. Lucía Goñi / EFE According to the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), the interruption of this vital maritime route threatens the fuel supply for the kitchens of more than 333 million households, forcing the government to activate rationing and wartime economy measures.

Four Years Without a Minimum Wage Increase in Venezuela: An X-ray of Purchasing Power Loss

On March 15, 2022, the National Executive officially established the monthly minimum wage increase through Decree No. 4,653.