Investments and Business

in 2022 246,831 new housing units were sold throughout the national territory, according to figures from the Colombian Chamber of Construction (Camacol).(Read: Rents: they are rising by less than what is authorized by law). In order for buyers to make the right decisions, the real estate startup La Haus carried out a study to analyzer characteristics were the areas with the best performance in the main cities of the country and which points have the highest valuation. To perform the analysis, the firm took into account four sources of information: increase in value per square meter in a defined time…

The mix of factors such as the possible reduction in the rate of increase in interest rates by the United States Federal Reserve, a strong oil price due to the reopening of China and the lower internal uncertainty of the country led to the dollar in Colombia to lose this week 83 pesos.(You can also read: Creg responds to Petro: 'Regulatory bodies must be independent') The US currency was quoted lower all week except Friday and closed at an average price of 4,548.25 pesos, that is, about 500 pesos less than a little over two months ago, when it was…

Since the signing of decree 050 of January 15, 2023, a wave of questions has been unleashed by experts about the feasibility of paying the 'extra' tolls in the country. This regulation was issued in order to freeze the price in the toll rate of the National Highway Institute (Invías) and those of the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) as a measure to combat the impact of inflation on the pocket of Colombians.(Read also: Labor reform: the first stitches of the project that the Government is preparing) According to María Montejo Torres, senior associate of Infrastructure and Projects of Baker McKenzie,…

In an interview with EL TIEMPO, the former vice minister Belizza Ruiz refers to her management in the Ministry of Minesthe controversy over the decision to stop signing exploration contracts and the clash with the minister irene velez.The latter was due to the controversial report on gas and oil reserves, which ensures that the resources would reach 2037 and on which it would be deciding not to sign more exploration and production contracts. Vice Minister Ruiz has confirmed on several occasions that the study has technical, economic and methodological problems and does not have bibliographic references. "I did not know…