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Home sales in the country, especially those of social interest, are in free fall. Last May, only 5,561 units were sold, the lowest figure since April 2020, the hardest month of the pandemic.(Also read: How to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction?; expert responds) In an interview with EL TIEMPO, Guillermo Herrera, president of Camacol, assured that these negative figures are directly linked to Mi Casa Ya, and to reactivate the sector makes several proposals to the Government, since the collapse in sales is having a domino effect on the entire industrial chain and small businesses.What is the outlook for…

Entrepreneurs, bankers and analysts are waiting for the course that interest rates in the Colombian market can take given the proximity of the sixth meeting of the 2023 board of directors of the Banco de la República that will take place next Friday, June 30 and in which a monetary policy decision will be made, after the May break.(Read also: Alejandro Figueroa Jaramillo, a life with a mark on the financial sector) Although high prices have begun to subside -inflation has completed two months of decline- and the government believes that a cut in interest rates from the Colombian central…

The national unemployment rate in the moving quarter between February and April 2023, of the 13 cities and metropolitan areas, it was 11.0% according to the Dane.Although this represented a decrease of 1.1 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year, this means that there are people looking for job opportunities.In this context, Grupo Éxito, one of the most relevant in the country, has opened new vacancies for people with and without experience. Receive instantly on your WhatsApp, for free, all the trending, curious, funny and incredible news.The company is looking for people who live in Bogotá…

A call to the Colombian business community in general, to change their negative tone regarding the reforms that the country needs and the current government, made Cecilia López Montaño, former Minister of Agriculturewho in an interview this Sunday with EL TIEMPO said that these "They have to start being aware that we are in a left-wing government".(Also read: 'The Government must understand that it alone cannot carry out its project': Cecilia López) The former official of the Agro portfolio in the country, said that more than regretting, this is the moment for a fundamental change and assured that It gave…