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Despite the inconveniences that the agrarian reform has had to start with the purchase of land, Cecilia López, Minister of Agriculture, says that the first acquisitions will be made in the coming weeks. However, in order to move forward, he asks ranchers to really offer him the most productive and underutilized ones that are in the Caribbean and Magdalena Medio. and to the mills that also collaborate in the north of Cauca, in the midst of a conflict that does not cease in that area of ​​the country.(Also read: Cecilia López on health reform: "I am terrified that corruption will…

In his weekly column Cuentas Claras, Mauricio Galindo, economic editor of EL TIEMPO, offers curious data on the news that happened in the last 7 days. On this occasion, as a monarchy it is the best economy in the world, according to The Economist; How is unemployment in the OECD countries, the growth of the Colombian economy, the constant in which the blockades of the country's roads and highways have become, among others. A Monarchy is the best democracyThe best democracy in the world is a monarchy, according to The Economist: Norway, the kingdom of Harald V, scores 9.81 out…

If it grows 7.5 percent in 2022, The Colombian economy will slow down in 2023 0.2 percent in the most pessimistic forecast of the Banco de la República and 1.3 percent among the most optimistic of the World Bank.(Also read: The reasons for the notable slowdown in the economy in the last quarter of 2022). Although the growth of the second and third quarters of 2022 was 12.3 and 7.8 percent, for the fourth it only increased by 2.9 percent, which shows the brake that the country is already experiencing in the midst of the high inflation and increase in…

Of all the structural problems that Colombia currently has, that of labor informality, which affects 60 percent of the population, is the largest and the one that urgently requires an immediate solution, because it would allow the country to improve on issues such as savings, taxation, production and economic growthamong other fronts.(Also read: Dane revealed that Colombia grew by 7.5% in 2022). It will not be an easy task, Germán Arce, president of the National Trade Union Council (CGN), told EL TIEMPO, warning that the Government, businessmen and, in general, the entire country have a great opportunity today to put…