Economy

Maritime imports increased during 2025

The president of the Venezuelan Association of Freight Forwarders and Customs Agents (ASOCAV), Gretsy Marín, highlighted that maritime imports increased by around 15% in 2025, while general exports rose by 18%. In an interview on the program 2+2 of Unión Radio, Marín detailed that within [...]

Is it legal for companies to deduct previously paid amounts from their workers' minimum wage?

The provisional suspension of the decree that set a 23% increase in the minimum wage for 2026 has caused strong concern among millions of workers in Colombia. Faced with this uncertainty, can companies deduct from future paychecks the money they have already paid with this increase?

Minimum wage: Coffee Growers' Federation asks to prioritize productivity and tertiary roads

Federation made adjustments after Decree 1469 of 2025 on minimum wage. Photo: Courtesy

Acopi Warns: Suspension of Minimum Wage Decree Leaves SMEs in Legal Limbo

The Council of State provisionally suspended this Friday the National Government decree that established the 23% increase in the minimum wage for 2026.

Candidates for the Chamber analyze the State Council's decision on minimum wage

The State Council provisionally suspended the decree for the minimum wage increase issued by the National Government on December 29.

'Not All That Glitters Is Gold': Anif Analyzes the Metal's Price Drop After Reaching Highs

Gold has traditionally been considered a safe-haven asset and store of value. Photo: iStock

What will happen with health and pension payments after the suspension of the minimum wage increase?

The State Council suspended Decree 1469 of 2025 this Friday, which set a 23% increase in the legal minimum wage for 2026. This decision...

What will happen to the transport subsidy after the minimum wage increase suspension

The decision adopted by the Council of State to provisionally suspend Decree 1469 of 2025, which set the minimum wage at $1,750,905, left many questions in the air regarding the future of thousands of workers in Colombia...

Amor-Acuyá: From a Home Experiment to Being Ranked Among the World's Best Ice Creams

Foreigners arrive in El Poblado, Medellín, in search of the famous homemade passion fruit and chocolate ice creams. And no wonder, they have been ranked among the best in the world. The curious formula has delighted the palates of the most demanding ice cream makers globally on more than one occasion. Behind this success is a local entrepreneur who works every day to further perfect each flavor that fills her displays with color.

'Hard discount' gains ground in market planning in Colombia: what is the panorama for neighborhood stores?

Portafolio Journalist 13.02.2026 13:52 Updated: 13.02.2026 17:08

‘Colombia needs decisions that protect workers' rights and recognize economic reality’: CGN

Natalia Gutiérrez, president of the National Business Council. Photo: SUPERSERVICIOS

After refusing to be at the table, Fenalco now wants to participate in defining a new minimum wage

Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of Fenalco, Photo: Social network Instagram @fenalconacional