Economy

Cost of Living Rises: Family Basket Increased 7.1% in the First Month of 2026, These Are the Most Expensive Cities

According to the study, Bogotá is the most expensive city to live in. Photo: Mauricio de la Rosa El Tiempo

US Authorizes Four More Oil Companies to Operate in Venezuela

The companies that will be able to resume their operations are all European: Repsol, ENI, BP, and Shell

Labor informality closed 2025 at 55.7% and confirms stagnation in job quality

Colombia has gone two years without major progress in labor informality. Photo: Image generated with Artificial Intelligence - ChatGPT

Petro will issue a new temporary decree on the minimum wage and calls employers and unions to a meeting

President Gustavo Petro announced that he will issue a new temporary decree on the minimum wage for 2026, while the State Council makes a final decision...

Illegal cigarettes already represent 38% of the market in Colombia, the highest level recorded in records

The consumption of illegal cigarettes marked historic figures in 2025. Photo: Image generated with artificial intelligence.

The Business Note: From chickens to pork, this is the story of La Fazenda

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El País de España

Significant movement in the international oil sector. The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control has lifted sanctions on Venezuelan oil. In a statement released by Washington, the White House authorizes several oil companies to conduct transactions related to oil and gas sector operations.

Minimum Wage: Petro Wins Either Way

We analyze three key issues: the suspension of the minimum wage by the Council of State which politically benefits Petro regardless of the outcome; presidential delusions that change history by attributing Bolívar's death to a lack of electrolytes; and the eight trillion economic emergency calculated on a napkin that bleeds fifteen thousand companies. A government disconnected from reality amidst administrative chaos....

Open debate among presidential candidates following suspension of minimum wage increase

Portafolio Journalist 02.13.2026 12:14 Updated: 02.13.2026 12:14

Asobancaria Rejects Further Forced Investments Proposed by Petro, States Credit Pact Has Been Fulfilled

Jonathan Malagón, president of Asobancaria. Photo: Courtesy

Should employees have to return part of their salary due to the suspension of the minimum wage? Details to consider

Portafolio Journalist 02.13.2026 11:37 Updated: 02.13.2026 12:05

'It wasn't technical': business leaders back halt to 23% minimum wage increase

The Council of State ordered the provisional suspension of the decree that set the minimum wage increase for 2026.