Investments and Business

This Tuesday, the 2023 Departmental Competitiveness Index was presented. This is an input that measures the local and departmental competitive state and has been running since 2013. The report was prepared by the Universidad del Rosario and the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC), who highlighted that This year's results include the management of outstanding regional governments, thus setting out a basis for incoming administrations. (Also read: Labor reform: these are the changes that would come for digital platforms) "This is about accompanying the efforts that are made from all regions of Colombia for higher levels of competitiveness, to close gaps, and…

The labor reform project presented by the Government reaches its first debate in the Committee VII of the House of Representatives with some definitions, but almost with the articles proposed in principle without major changes, especially in key issues such as, for example, what concerns the controversial definitions at night, among other relevant aspects.(Also read: Labor reform: these are the changes that would come for digital platforms) One of the issues that has generated a lot of criticism and concern on the part of the country's businessmen is that related to the labor contract, since with the project the temporary…

This Tuesday the Ministry of Housing announced the start of the Cambia Mi Casa program, which promises to improve the structural conditions of 400,000 homes through financial relief that goes up to 22 Current Legal Minimum Wages depending on the type of intervention performed.Read: 88% of high-income households have no appetite to buy a home In Colombia, about 4 million households have a home and face inadequate housing conditions: Their houses have serious deficiencies in floors, roofs, bathrooms and kitchens, among other infrastructure deficiencies that affect the health and quality of life of the homes. With this in mind, the…

The Minister of Housing, City and Territory, Catalina Velasco Campuzano, has just presented the Cambia Mi Casa program, a government strategy that seeks to improve the housing conditions of Colombian households. During the presentation, it was explained how his first call worked, here we tell you. (Also read: Family cases reveal the 'headache' that Mi Casa Ya became) The benefit, which is expected to be received by 400,000 households, may be up to 22 SMMLV, depending on the type of intervention carried out to improve housing conditions. The Ministry explained that this subsidy may be complementary with the contributions of…