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Transportation app will have discounts for Colombia’s Independence Day – Sectors – Economy

Transportation app will have discounts for Colombia’s Independence Day – Sectors – Economy

Next Thursday, July 20, commemorates the Colombia's independence day and to improve the mobility of people who have thought to go out on this day, DiDi will have several promotions available. Users of this application who are in Cali and Bogotá will be able to save up to 50 percent on your first request vehicle rental with driver using the application.(Also read: Banco de Bogotá App will allow free and immediate interbank transfers) To participate, users must be registered in the DiDi app and have a valid payment method to make requests through the app. At the time of doing…
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Reduction of working hours. Does lunch hour count as working hours?  – Personal Finance – Economics

Reduction of working hours. Does lunch hour count as working hours? – Personal Finance – Economics

Starting this Monday, July 17, the working day in Colombia will have one hour less. Law 2101 of 2021 began to govern, by which the working day went from 48 to 47 hours.Said law establishes that the working day will be gradually reduced year by year until reaching 42 hours a week in 2026: in this 2023, 47 hours will be worked, in 2024 it will drop to 46, in 2025 it will reach 44 and in 2026 at 42. But what about lunch time? Is this counted as working hours?(Also: Do ​​the math: this is how overtime and surcharges…
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This is why Colombians feel that they cannot pay their debts – Personal Finance – Economy

This is why Colombians feel that they cannot pay their debts – Personal Finance – Economy

According to the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC), between April 2022 and April of this year, the total value of overdue debts that are more than 30 days past due from people with banks reached $31 billion. Consumer loans, including vehicle loans, payroll, credit cards and free investment, as well as microcredits, they grew in delinquencies of 57.5 and 5.56 percentrespectively. Among the reasons that Colombians have for not paying their obligations is the drop in family income.In fact, according to TransUnion's Consumer Pulse survey, in the second quarter of 2023, Colombians have lower expectations regarding their ability to pay…
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How are the numbers written in letters?  This is what you should keep in mind – Personal Finance – Economy

How are the numbers written in letters? This is what you should keep in mind – Personal Finance – Economy

On many occasions, whether for work, study or a daily conversation, requires writing the numbers in letters.some still have doubts about it and so that it does not look like someone who does not know the spelling rules, Here we tell you how to do it. When writing a text, the numbers between zero and nine are usually written with letters; between ten and twenty can be written with a number or with a letter; from twenty, it is advisable to write with a figure.Nevertheless, note that the cardinal numbers, which are one, two, three, are compulsorily written in a…
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