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Borrowing in pesos or dollars?: the risks and costs for the budget due to the increase in public debt

Portafolio Journalist 11.02.2026 09:37 Updated: 11.02.2026 10:50

Without oil, without flights, and with a peso at its lowest: Cuba cracks under US pressure

Cuba faces an escalating crisis marked by the suspension of international flights, record blackouts, and a Cuban peso at historic lows of 500 per dollar in the informal market, amid tightening US energy pressure.

Without oil, without flights, and with a peso at historic lows: Cuba strains under US pressure

Cuba faces an escalating crisis marked by the suspension of international flights, record blackouts, and a Cuban peso at historic lows of 500 per dollar in the informal market, amid tightening US energy pressure.

Consumer confidence declined in January: results by cities and socioeconomic levels

Higher consumer confidence favors consumption. Photo: iStock

CAVENEZ projects 50% sales growth for 2026

The Venezuelan Automotive Chamber (CAVENEZ) estimates 50% market growth for 2026, representing sales from the 19 brands that make up the Chamber. Currently, there are 250 establishments - including Dealerships, Distribution Centers, and Customer Service Centers - where Venezuelan consumers can purchase vehicles, original spare parts, and guaranteed technical service, according to the warranty offered by each brand present in Venezuela.

CAVENEZ projects 50% sales growth for 2026

The Venezuelan Automotive Chamber (CAVENEZ) estimates a 50% market growth for 2026, representing sales from the 19 brands that make up the Chamber. Currently, there are 250 establishments - including Dealerships, Distribution Centers, and Customer Service Centers - where Venezuelan consumers can purchase vehicles, original spare parts, and guaranteed technical service, depending on the warranty offered by each brand present in Venezuela.

In Cuba, charcoal and solar panels to cope with the energy crisis

Cubans are trying to adapt. Some remember that they already lived through the "special period", the very serious economic crisis that followed the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, then Cuba's main ally and economic support.

'Don't talk nonsense,' says the oil union to Petro, giving him a quick lesson on 'fracking'

USO rejects statements by Gustavo Petro, president of the Republic, about Ecopetrol's bankruptcy. Photo: Private archive

Possible wealth tax on companies unleashes rejection among businessmen in Colombia

The winter tragedy in Córdoba has already begun to move pieces in fiscal policy. During the Council of Ministers held in Montería, the Minister of Finance...

“He needs to walk the fields”: Petro questions Banrep manager again for raising rates

President Gustavo Petro once again criticized the manager of the Banco de la República, Leonardo Villar, following the Board of Directors' decision to raise...

Draft decree published to redefine electronic invoice as a security: what does it consist of and what changes?

Draft modifies Decree 1074 of 2015 on electronic invoicing. Photo: Image generated with Artificial Intelligence - ChatGPT

BBC

Venezuela and oil are almost synonymous. For more than a century, the South American country was one of the world's leading crude oil producers, and at the end of the last decade, what had been a suspicion was confirmed: it possesses the planet's largest reserve of this hydrocarbon. BBC Venezuelan soil harbors [...]