Economy

Wind energy in Colombia: one more year of waiting for it to take off – Sectors – Economy

Wind energy in Colombia: one more year of waiting for it to take off – Sectors – Economy

The Portuguese EDP Renovables, which for several months has been advancing the construction of the first two wind megaprojects in Colombia, received bad news that made it Alpha and Beta power generation starts one year later than planned initially: end of 2024. This is in addition to the blockades that the company has had to face by residents of the area.Although to date Colombia already has three wind farms, these are smaller and together they have a capacity of only 51.5 megawatts, while Alpha and Beta will contribute 492 megawattswhich is equivalent to the electrical energy required to supply a…
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Driver’s license: check if you have pending procedures with traffic – Sectors – Economy

Driver’s license: check if you have pending procedures with traffic – Sectors – Economy

For the convenience of Colombians, spaces have been set up on the pages of the Simit and del Runt through which you can easily check if a vehicle has pending fines and violations, in addition to the status of the Driving license and other data.Although this information can also be consulted directly at transit offices, making these inquiries online helps save valuable time. They can also be done payments without the need to go to a bank.(Also read: Driving license: these are the values ​​that will apply in 2023) How to consult and pay fines?On Simit's website You can check…
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Five key financial tips to start 2023 on the right foot – Personal Finance – Economy

Five key financial tips to start 2023 on the right foot – Personal Finance – Economy

The arrival of 2023 marks the beginning of new projects, goals to be met and, in this sense, the good management of finances It is decisive in order to achieve the proposed purposes.A key aspect to start the year with a healthy financial life is to properly manage resources, taking into account that December expenses have an impact on the economy during the following months, especially if purchases exceed our budget.(Also read: How to save money with record inflation and the new rises of 2023?) In this, it is important to allocate the money responsibly, without exceeding necessary expenses, so…
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Transfers and digital payments in real time, the next wave – Sectors – Economy

Transfers and digital payments in real time, the next wave – Sectors – Economy

Although Brazil continues to be the undisputed leader in Latin America in terms of electronic commerce and payments, Colombia, which ranks third, behind Mexico, has been shortening the great advantage that the South American giant had on these fronts.And although for this year the country is expected to face a strong contraction of its economy, like the rest of the planet, e-commerce is expected to continue to grow an estimate of 89 percent by 2026, reaching sales of more than 14,000 million dollars, according to the most recent 'Latin American Electronic Commerce Report', prepared by the PayU online payment platform.(Also…
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