Investments and Business

The National Department of Statistics (Dane) published the data of the Colombian imports and for the month of May the amount reached 5,418.5 million dollars, which represented a fall of 20.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.This behavior, as explained by the entity, is mainly due to to the decrease of 17.8 percent that is evident in the Manufactures groupwhich went from adding 4,785.1 million dollars in May 2022 to only 3,935.0 million dollars a year later.(Also read: While exports sink, companies ask for new FTAs) The report indicates that the imports of this group fell,…

By Monday it is expected that the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez, step down after multiple controversies raged during his 11-month tenure. Everything resulted from the fact that President Gustavo Petro officially accepted his resignation.A few days ago, the Attorney General's Office and the Prosecutor's Office opened investigations for an alleged excess of functions in an immigration process for his minor son, a case that EL TIEMPO revealed. In addition, she received accusations for the contracts that her husband Sjoerd van Grootheest has with the Colombia in Peace Fund.(Also read: Irene Vélez: the controversies that marked her time…

Scam the Government's reversal of the promise not to raise tolls this yearThe Ministry of Finance will analyze what is the appropriate moment to raise these charges for drivers on the country's highways.After the Ministry of Transport said that these charges were going to be compensated with a valuation tax to the neighbors of the roads that could collect, this same year, up to 25 trillion pesos, in reality there was a deficit of 800,000 million pesos.(Also read: Freezing tolls would generate a "fiscal contingency" for $13.8 billion) "Just so that we have a dimension -says the Minister of Transportation,…

After paying the mid-year bonus, several chain stores decide to extend their promotions on technology products and home appliances with discounts of up to 60% for physical and online purchases.iPhone, Xiaomi, Motorola cell phones; LG, Samsung televisions and computers have great discounts for this weekend.(Keep reading: iPhone 15: Specs and price rumors are mounting.) Éxito, Olímpica and Alkosto have a great offer for people looking to renew their mobile devices. As evidenced on the website of the first store mentioned above, a device xiaomi from $2,099,000 dropped to $888,899 with a 58% discount, the cell phones of the brand motorolaThey…