Economy

After the first session of the subcommittee of the labor reform of 2023The Vice Minister of Labor Relations and Inspection of Colombia, Edwin Palma, announced the main points that will be taken into account for the construction of the project, which will be filed in the Congress of the Republic on March 16.(You can also read: Why is Colombia the third growing exporter in the region?) "We took stock of the inputs received by different actors in 2022. And we left for the discussion of tripartism 18 issues that should be the center of the reform," the official wrote through…

In a 2022 marked by the conflict in Ukraine, high inflation, lower growth and the persistence of the covid-19 pandemic, world trade suffered a sharp slowdown, which also impacted the region's terms of trade.In total, 25 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered a negative shock in their terms of trade; that is to say, The price of the products that they import increased more than that of those that exported. The only countries that had a positive impact are net fuel exporters like Colombia.(Also read: How much does Colombia lose if trade relations with Guatemala…

In a 2022 marked by the conflict in Ukraine, high inflation, lower growth and the persistence of the covid-19 pandemic, world trade suffered a sharp slowdown, which also impacted the region's terms of trade.In total, 25 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered a negative shock in their terms of trade; that is to say, The price of the products that they import increased more than that of those that exported. The only countries that had a positive impact are net fuel exporters like Colombia.(Also read: How much does Colombia lose if trade relations with Guatemala…

At the end of 2022, the total value of the severance funds (owned by all members of Colfondos, Porvenir, Protección and Skandia) reached 15.9 trillion pesos, a figure slightly lower than the amount registered in 2021, when it reached 16.2 trillion pesos.(You can also read: Why are severance interest paid in January?) Of this total, the members of the four private administrators withdrew 7.9 trillion pesos for different uses, which represents an increase of 12.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. “These resources have been allies of Colombians when they lost their jobs, helping them to…