Economy

In addition to being the founder and director of the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University and a professor at the Kennedy School of Government at the same academic institution, Ricardo Hausmann is a great connoisseur of the Colombian reality. Born in Venezuela and author of countless texts, he will arrive in the national territory next week to talk, among other topics, about the so-called 'green transition'. About, The academic maintains that for most countries the emphasis of their development policies should be to help decarbonize the planet, not from the point of view of reducing their own emissions, but rather…

30 years ago, Colombia suffered one of its worst energy crises. From 1992 to 1993, during the government of César Gaviria, the El Niño phenomenon led the country to droughts, a low level of hydroelectric power reservoirs and, due to infrastructure failures, a crisis that lasted for a year. year.Even to counteract the effects of power cuts, the Government made the decision to advance the clocks in the country by one hour to take advantage of daylight.(You can also read: Creg responds to Petro: 'Regulatory bodies must be independent') That crisis was the basis of the regulatory framework for the…

To this day, rhodium is the most valuable natural metal in the world. With a market price of 11,000 dollars for a single ounce (almost 50 million pesos). And, at its best, it has been worth 10 times more than gold and fourteen times more than platinum.The increase in demand for rhodium is closely related to the search for efficient and non-polluting technologies: it is the basis, for example, of artificial photosynthesis. However, the Earth does not understand markets or remedies, and does not make it easy. Rhodium only exists in very few places on the planet, geologically unique regions,…

ecopetrol, the most important company for the Colombian economy, is preparing to have a new president starting in April. A change that will take place in what could be classified as the best moment for oil, not only because of its financial results, but also because of the recognition it has achieved internationally.Although the Minister of Finance, José Antonio Ocampo, said that his departure from Ecopetrol was taken by the board of directors, Felipe Bayon He stated that it was an agreed decision. “We managed to have that conversation and come to an agreement,” she said.(You can also read: Creg…