Investments and Business

Alsea, operator of brands such as Domino's Pizza, Starbucks and Archies In Colombia, it reported sales growth of 25.8 percent last year, according to its managers, who also reported that this result is largely due to its expansion plan that includes the opening of new points and new cities and municipalities with Archies and Domino's Pizza.(Also read: Ecopetrol joins forces with Baker Hughes and Chec to generate geothermal energy) "This performance is mainly related to economic reactivation, customer preference for brands in the Alsea portfolio and digital strategies and product innovation," he highlighted. Juan Pablo Castaño, manager of Alsea Colombia.They…

The Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (annato) reiterated to the national government a request that it has been making in recent months regarding verifying or analyze the financial strength of the airlines that currently have activities in Colombia or that would enter the country to operate. This request arises from the events that occurred with airlines such as live airthat by canceling its operations suddenly, affected users and travel agencies. (Read also: These are the routes with which JetSMART, a new airline in Colombia, would operate) According to Anato, the suspension of flights by Viva Air left the…

In 2020, Decree 419 stipulated the granting of compensation in favor of the most vulnerable population, with the aim of generating greater equity in the tax system. This initiative, implemented during the government of President Iván Duque, was called VAT refund.The VAT refund, according to the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity, is nothing more than financial aid for vulnerable families, whose main purpose is to alleviate the impact of the tax on the consumption of products and services. The payment of the VAT refund, according to the entity, is equivalent to 80,000 Colombian pesos, which are disbursed bimonthly. Its collection…

A group of Colombian leaders consulted by TIME, Regarding the celebration of Women's Day on March 8, they gave their opinions on how to ensure that women can have a greater participation in economic decisions, in response to which some of them emphasized that it is necessary to greater equity in home care, that is, there is more participation of men in these jobs.(Also read: The messages of the leaders of the economy and business on Women's Day) Mía Perdomo, president of Aequales, He said that in order to advance these purposes of empowerment and greater participation of women in…