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This Saturday, December 31, the economic relief created in the Social Investment Law of the government of former President Iván Duque expires, as measures created to counteract the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. Programs like Solidarity income or VAT discounts on air tickets will disappear in 2023, situation that could affect the pocket of Colombians.solidarity income The director of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS), Cielo Rusinque, establishes that Solidarity Income is no longer available and that this month the last transfer will be made to the beneficiaries. “The subsidy had been given in the framework of the pandemic to…

In terms of agricultural exports, Colombia is more than coffee, flowers and bananas. In the national territory there is a high potential to grow exotic fruits that are highly desired by multiple countries around the world; however, there are several constraints that are preventing these opportunities from being taken advantage of.An oversold above the others: the little exportable supplysince these fruits must meet special standards so that they can leave the country, different from those required when the destination is the national market.(Also read: Colombian mango can now be sold in the United States) It is inconceivable that there is…

They are more and more the industries that bet on caring for the environmentamong them the paper industry, which this year grew and obtained remarkable results with sustainable raw materials. According to a statement issued by the Chamber of the Pulp, Paper and Cardboard Industry, “The paper industry contributed 4.6% to the GDP of the national industry in 2022, the use of the figures reached 26.7% in virgin fiber from forest plantations with responsible management, 12.42% virgin fiber from sugarcane bagasse and 60.81% recycled fiber”. (We recommend: Why don't full reservoirs lower electricity rates?).The good results are accompanied by great…

When you hear the phrase "Venezuelan migration crisis," what images come to mind?If you Google that phrase, the photos you'll see show long lines of people carrying backpacks or dragging suitcases as they try or wait to cross a border; parents carrying small children, heartbreaking hugs, camping, exhausted faces.And it is that the migratory wave from Venezuela is the consequence of a huge economic debacle that between 2013 and 2021 reduced the GDP of that country by more than 75%, causing the departure to date of seven million people, of which about six million They are found in Latin American…