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In the last press release published by the Ministry of Transportation, the entity announced that as of 2023, motorcyclists in Colombia will be able to access cases with greater security measures. With resolution 20233040005155 of 2023, the Government managed to market "these personal protection elements, tested based on a standard that incorporates improvements in security requirements."(It may interest you: This will be the auction of abandoned cars of the Bogotá Mobility Secretariat).In other words, you can buy and sell helmets that include the new security measures proposed in the document, which, in turn, were presented at the United Nations. It…

Colombia is a country of women entrepreneurs and this is revealed by the figures of the Single Business and Social Registry (Rues), which consolidates information from the 57 chambers of commerce in the country. There it is detailed that 62.5 percent of the companies of natural persons created during 2022, which increased to 143,466 productive unitsThey are initiatives led by them. In addition, these companies stand out because they are created with the mission of involving women as employees. The figures reveal that during its first year of constitution They generated more than 92,000 jobs in sectors that mark the…

Ten of them respond. To choose them, EL TIEMPO consulted a large number of female voices who suggested the names of those they considered to be the most prominent in business and the economy in general. Ana Fernanda Maiguashca, president of the Private Competitiveness Council Ana Fernanda Maiguashca, president of the Private Competitiveness Council. Photo: Cesar Melgarejo. TIME It is important that, in an active way, it is sought that more women reach decision-making positions in the areas of economic policy.In the first place, because of the importance of the vision they have on these issues: the impacts of public…

Santiago Montenegro, president of the Colombian Association of Pension and Unemployment Fund Administrators (Asofondos), issued new warnings about the consequences to apply the announced pension and labor reforms. According to the executive, what has been seen of the labor reform so far points to an increase in the informality of the labor market.In his speech before heads of companies convened by the Forum of Presidents in Bogotá, Montenegro say that the pension reform could increase the pension liability from 90 to 270 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).He also said that the current account deficit could increase from 6…