Investments and Business

Among the adjustments that have been made to the pension reform project are some changes to the solidarity and semi-contributory pillar that, according to how they are stipulated, could be the age for the elderly in Colombia to access the programmed savings programs of the semi-contributory pillar, and that today they work through increasing the periodic economic benefits (Beps). (Also read: Labor Reform: Second unsuccessful attempt at debate this week) Currently, Colombians have the Colombia Mayor program, which allocates 80,000 pesos for older adults in vulnerable situations nationwide. To access this you must be at least 54 years old in…

One of the points of the presentation on the pension reform that has generated the most controversy has to do with the age required for women who have not contributed every week to achieve their pension. This adjustment would be included in the point of the basic income, one that grants a sum of money to all citizens who have reached the age to retire, but who did not manage to reach the weeks worked to retire.(Pension reform: key points that remain in the paper).This change is explained in the case of women, that they could aspire to have this…

With the drop in food prices, reducing the cost of rent should be one of the main objectives to alleviate the pocket of Colombians, however, and according to data from the Executive Directorate of Economic Studies of Grupo Bolívarin alliance with El Libertador, the increases for April are worrying, even exceeding 10 percent in the case of premises in some cities.(Read also: Analysis / Avoiding the implosion of the energy sector) The Libertador Rent Index (Elri) is an indicator product of the alliance between the Executive Directorate of Economic Studies of Grupo Bolívar and El Libertador that reflects the Variation…

More than 475,000 Colombians from different regions of the country will benefit from 27 projects that the Ecopetrol Group under the modality of Works for Taxes and that will have an investment of 167,000 million pesos. Works for Taxes is a mechanism that allows companies to allocate part of their income tax payment to the execution of social impact projects in municipalities classified as Zomac (Zones Most Affected by the Armed Conflict).(Also read: Ecopetrol and Repsol announced the discovery of oil in Meta) On this occasion, the works will be carried out in the departments of Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Boyacá,…