Economy

Viva air accepts the Insolvency Law to remain in the market – Companies – Economy

Viva air accepts the Insolvency Law to remain in the market – Companies – Economy

Viva Air announced the start of its business recovery process (Insolvency Law), in accordance with the regulations that protect companies affected by the Covid-19 crisis, with a view to achieve its permanence in the marketwaiting for the "urgent definition by Aerocivil about its alliance with Avianca".Viva makes this decision after last February 7 JetSmart expressed its intention to enter into negotiations to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Viva because it has "the resources, capacity and experience to negotiate and close an acquisition in an agile manner."(Also read: The pulse between Avianca and JetSmart to buy the airline Viva)…
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Inflation in Colombia: causes that make transport prices more expensive – Sectors – Economy

Inflation in Colombia: causes that make transport prices more expensive – Sectors – Economy

Inflation follows without reaching a ceiling. In the latest report on Consumer Price Indices from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane), it was evidenced that prices rose 13.2%, this leveraged by other items, however food, such as transportation that already accumulates a inflation of 13.9%. It is worth clarifying that this category weighs 28.3% of the monthly participation. By categories, vehicle acquisition and transport services lead the way in being the ones that have risen the most. The first rose 2.27% only in the month of January and registers an annual increase of 22.1%. In the case of transportation…
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Colpensions: can independent workers make advance contributions?  – Personal Finance – Economics

Colpensions: can independent workers make advance contributions? – Personal Finance – Economics

Retiring is one of the most important aspects of working life, even if you don't think about it from the start. The desire of everyday life and day to day often prevent us from thinking about such a distant future, but it is necessary to take actions from youth to avoid surprises in old age.This precept also applies to independent workers, who have the obligation to pay their social security; that involves health, layoffs and, of course, pension. Since they do not have employees, they are the ones who must manage these procedures.(You can read: What happens if your company…
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18,000 tons of flowers arrived in the United States for Valentine’s Day – Sectors – Economy

18,000 tons of flowers arrived in the United States for Valentine’s Day – Sectors – Economy

For the Valentine's Day celebration that will take place on February 14, Avianca Cargo transported nearly 18,000 tons of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to the USA.For the 2023 season 2,000 more tons of flowers were sentWell, last year there were 16,000. For this, 300 cargo flights were necessary between January 16 and February 8.(Also read: Colombian airlines launch offers: they offer tickets from 68,000 pesos) Avianca Cargo highlighted that it was precisely 50 years ago the first flight took off of this flower-laden airline to the United States. In 1973, a plane was loaded with just 12 tons."The export…
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