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On June 16, the financing for 50 million dollars was announced in blue bonds for projects aimed at conserving water sources in the country.This, in terms of protection of the environment and ecosystems in Colombia, may mean good news, taking into account that one of the flagship issues of the president's government gustavo petro It is and has been the protection of water sources as a state policy.You can also read: 99% of the jobs recovered in May were for women However, what are blue bonuses? What are they for and why are they so important?What are blue bonds?As explained…

In his weekly column 'Clear Accounts', Mauricio Galindo, economic editor of EL TIEMPO, offers the figures around the news that happened in the last 7 days. On this occasion, the two-year race behind inflation, the concentration of the largest sellers, unemployment and the emissions that electric cars avoid.You can also read: Clear accounts: double the time and half the growth The two-year race behind inflationHe Bank of the Republic interrupted on Friday interest rate hikes that had started in 2021, chasing the inflation of September, which did not stop rising. When the first hike was made, the Issuer's rate rose…

Seeing the long lines and crowds of beneficiaries of the Citizen Income Transit Program that were repeated in different venues of the country of the agrarian Bank In its first month it seems that Colombia returned to the times when yes or yes it was time to go to the offices in person.The reality is that there would be no reason. The pandemic popularized digital payments to such an extent that the Government itself used them to reach the most vulnerable with the usual monetary transfers such as Families in Action or those that were born at that time such…

The car sales They continue to fall in Colombia at the rate of the economic slowdown. In June, vehicle registrations reached 14,435 units, which represents a 38 percent drop compared to the 23,323 registered in the same period of the previous year.Despite the fact that sales have fallen in every month of this 2023, this is the steepest of the year. The May reduction was 30 percent, April 33 percent, March and February 17 percent, and January 20 percent.You can also read: 99% of the jobs recovered in May were for women According to data from the Single National Traffic…