Economy

The Closure on the Pan-American Highway complete five days after the collapse presented at kilometer 75 that has left the department of Nariño away from the rest of the Nation.This impact on the road that connects from Ecuador to the center of the country has not only affected the department, but has frozen both export and import foreign trade activities and has left more than 6,000 cargo trucks dammed. with merchandise.(You can also read: These are the recommendations to the National Petro Development Plan) With this eventuality, the Transportation portfolio has determined as an alternate route the Pasto - Mocoa…

The Minister of Transportation, Guillermo Reyes, reached an agreement with Avianca and other airlines so that the value of the route Pasto-Popayán and Pasto-Cali does not exceed 650 thousand pesos during the emergency caused by the landslide that blocked the Pan-American Highway in the southwest of the country.(Also read: They announce measures to guarantee fuel supply in Nariño and Cauca). Given the complaints that between 2 and 3 million pesos were being charged for this section, a situation that, according to some airlines, It is because high demand triggers algorithms that automatically set pricesthe Ministry asked the Superintendence of Transportation…

The new decline that inflation began in USA in December, the sixth in a series that left it at 6.5 percent, the lowest since October 2021, led to a good part of the currencies strengthening against the dollar.(Also read: Pensions would not be sustained in the future with the proposed reform: Fiap analysis) In Colombia alone, the peso appreciated 1.2 percent, one of the biggest advances among emerging currencies, standing at 4,692.04 pesos for today, Friday.The Brazilian Real, For its part, it advanced 1.98 percent, the Mexican and Chilean pesos each gained 0.6 percent on Thursday.The Colombian peso managed to…

Generating environmentally sustainable projects has become a necessity for construction companies, in a market where added value is one of the main determinants for making a purchase, above all, because these represent reductions in the consumption of basic services.(Read: Bancóldex and Habi close financing agreement). Although there is a theory that building in a responsible manner could be more environmentally costly, which would have an impact on the final prices of the properties, the Colombian Chamber of Construction (Camacol) assures that This model contemplates a business scheme based on cost efficiency, therefore it does not present significant increases.Nevertheless, "If the…