Economy

The covid-19 pandemic is among the main reasons why people in Colombia today are taking more insurance, especially to protect their lives against eventual contingencies that may arise. Only at the end of last year, some 25 million people in the country had one of these policies with different coverages, according to the Federation of Colombian Insurers (Fasecolda).(Also read: This is the Government's strategy to achieve greater financial inclusion) The demand for these life insurance policies grew last year by close to 5 percent in real terms per year, after the premiums went from 8,682 million pesos in 2021 to…

uber announced that it will recently have coverage in three new cities in the country, the chosen ones will work under the new leasing model called UberAgreement. The citizens of Armenia, Tunja and Sicelejo will be able to access this application and the functions it offers. This is important since These three cities are among the first in the world where this technological model is presented. With this new expansion and the launch of the company, it focuses on an economic, mobility and tourist reactivation of these three cities. “We started 2023 with greater digital mobility alternatives and additional profit…

Despite the fact that consumers' pockets are affected by high prices and budgets have had to be negotiated, the habit of 'snacking' is still present in everyday life.(Read: Colombia, the country with the highest inflation in Latin America during 2022). This can be deduced from the global report called 'State of Snacking', carried out by the multinational Mondelēz, owner of brands such as Oreo, Trident and Club Social, in conjunction with The Harris Poll.The objective of the analysis was to understand how consumer preferences are configured with regard to the consumption of snacks One of the responses of those consulted…

The president of the Colombian Association of Oil and Gas (ACP), Francisco José Lloreda, assured that before the difficult panorama that companies are seeing To invest in Colombia, the investments could go to other countries in the region, such as Ecuador.According to the president of the ACP, Colombia's main competitors, in terms of investment, are USA because it has different conditions on subsoil ownership and a more competitive environmental regime for the private sector.(Also read: Oil companies will stop investing US$ 370 million in 2023 due to tax reform) It should not surprise us that the investment, both for exploration…