Investments and Business

During his speech to open the sessions of the Congress of the Republic, the President Gustavo Petro He again referred to a topic that has caused considerable controversy in the country: the signing of new oil contracts. But, in addition to referring to the issue, he attacked the companies and the exploration activities they carry out in the country. He said that the contracts that have been awarded "They are gifts from rulers to their political accomplices".(Also read: Colombia reactivates the drilling of wells in the Caribbean Sea to search for more natural gas) The president told the full Congress…

Within the framework of its 65th anniversary, the president of Camacol Bogotá - Cundinamarca, Edwin Chiriví, spoke with Portafolio about the challenges that the sector has gone through. Regarding the current situation, the union leader assured that they expect it to improve by the second semester and reach consensus with the District and the Government to prioritize this activity. What balance does these 65 years leave you?Camacol Bogotá y Cundinamarca was founded on July 21, 1958, which means that we are celebrating 65 years of a very interesting history of building a city. When this organization was created, the city…

The board of directors of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (GPA) unanimously rejected the offer presented by Jaime Gilinski to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Success Stores. ensures that"the price offered does not respond to the appropriate parameters of financial reason for an operation aimed at a controlling stake and, therefore, does not respond to the best interest of GPA and its shareholders". (Read also: These are the figures that Almacenes Éxito moves, which could change owners) In addition, the board of directors states that the terms of the new offer, as presented, "do not provide enough elements to…

Although in Colombia the biogas and biomethane production It is still at an early stage, the industry is beginning to carry out various projects to implement them as a source of renewable resources, which allows us to envision a promising future for these energy sources. According to the study 'Estimation of the biogas conversion potential of biomass in Colombia' carried out by the National University of Colombia and Upme, as well as data from companies in the sector, the departments with the highest biogas availability are Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca, MetaSantander, Casanare, Cesar, Atlántico, Bolívar, Risaralda and Cauca.(Also read:…