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One of the reasons why people fail when buying a home in Colombia is because they are unaware of the procedure they must follow for their purchase. (Ministry of Housing to give 100,000 subsidies per year from Cambia Mi Casa). While conditions may change in some cases, depending on the buyer's ability to pay, the formula for most people is the same.According to Yolanda Osorio, head of Cafam's Housing Services section, this formula consists of three elements: own savings, credit and subsidieswhich will guarantee the buyer to complete the resources for the acquisition of the house.(Housing subsidies: what will happen…

The serious events that occurred last week at the facilities of the Emerald Energy oil company in San Vicente del Caguan – which left 85 kidnapped and two dead – are not an isolated case, but one of the many social and Blockades that companies must face on a daily basisnot only from the oil sector, but also from the mining and electrical sectors in the country.Campesinos took over the Capella A field, located in the village of Pozos, for more than 40 days, and set fire to the offices of emerald energy. As a result of this, the company,…

2023 has been difficult for the World economy and Colombia is no exception. It is estimated that this year its GDP will grow close to 1 percent, according to forecasts by investment banks and the multilateral.The world's central banks have significantly raised their interest rates to levels without historical precedents, in order to control the inflation produced in the rises in oil and the shortage of food, fertilizer and food.(Also read: The new forces that prevent inflation from beginning to subside) In addition, to this panorama is added the way in which the covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and…

When the difficult situation in San Vicente del Caguan was coming to an end, an attack broke out in Antioquia. mining strike the first of March. The total closure of the Troncal de Occidente is also causing havoc in the transport sector.Due to the roadblocks in Bajo Cauca, Antioquia, the Colombian Federation of Cargo Transporters (Colfecar) assures that costs are increasing by 30 percent, since drivers have to pay between 800,000 and 2 million pesos more on each tripdepending on the type of vehicle and load.(Also read: Ambulances are burned in the lower Cauca area; one was transporting a pregnant…