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Amid falling economy, there are slight improvements in poverty: ECLAC – Sectors – Economy

Amid falling economy, there are slight improvements in poverty: ECLAC – Sectors – Economy

Despite the fact that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, like the world in general, show clear signs of economic slowdown since 2022, a year otherwise marked by the shot at cost of livingThe region registers a slight advance in the reduction of the poverty and extreme poverty indices of its population with respect to the levels left by the pandemic.This is one of the aspects highlighted by the 'Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2022', a document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal), in which it warns that last…
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Camacol, Asobancaria and the Government will initiate technical roundtables for Mi Casa Ya – Sectors – Economy

Camacol, Asobancaria and the Government will initiate technical roundtables for Mi Casa Ya – Sectors – Economy

In order to analyze the best way to implement the adjustments to the program My House AlreadyAnnounced by the Minister of Housing, Catalina Velasco, a cycle of work tables arranged between Camacol, Asobancaria and delegates of the National Government would begin in the coming days. "With the Ministry of Housing we have opened some spaces that we call technical tables, through which We will be collecting and analyzing the concerns that have been presented", assured Guillermo Herrera, president of Camacol.(Also read: Government announces the changes that Mi Casa Ya will have: everything you need to know) The main change that…
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ILO recommendations for the labor reform in Colombia – Sectors – Economy

ILO recommendations for the labor reform in Colombia – Sectors – Economy

Within the framework of the discussion of the labor reform of the government of Gustavo Petro, the International Labor Organization (ILO) will have Colombia adopt measures to set a daily limit on working hours.(You can also read: Financial results 2022: these sectors would be up and down) "It is necessary that they set some limits on hours worked per day and that the extras are paid in a timely manner and, of course, that there are limits to them both weekly and annually, as is based on the ILO conventions”, assured Marialaura Fino, specialist in International Labor Standards of the…
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Easyfly opens 9 routes in 2023 and expects to transport 4% more passengers – Companies – Economy

Easyfly opens 9 routes in 2023 and expects to transport 4% more passengers – Companies – Economy

Easyfly's expansion plan for 2023 aims to strengthen its offer of 48 routes in order to reach new destinations and expand your route offer in order to add new routes that allow to continue connecting, mainly, remote cities of the country. Felipe Gutiérrez Forero, Easyfly's general manager, believes that venturing into new markets will contribute to consolidate the presence of the airline in the regional market. Currently, it is in 70 percent of Colombian territory.(Also read: Viva runs out of 5 planes. What will happen to passengers who bought tickets?) For this year, the opening of nine additional routes is…
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