Economy

The increase of $400 pesos in the price of gasoline for 2023 has taxi drivers in Colombia quite dissatisfied. So much so, that Hugo Ospina, leader of the union, assured that do not rule out the possibility of going on strike in the coming days. In an interview with Blu Radio, Ospina said that “the president's commitment was that he would gradually raise 200 pesos and suddenly he began to raise $400. We don't know if the next month it will be $600 and the next month it will be $1000”.The union leader also explained that one of the factors…

Through a letter addressed to President Gustavo Petro, the Federation of Cargo Transport Entrepreneurs (Fedetranscarga) made a strong call about the recent decisions that the National Government has made regarding Soat and the price of ACPM.They assure that on September 2, 2022, after the meeting of Fedetranscarga cargo transport businessmen, held in Armenia (Quindío), they requested the Government do not increase the price of ACPM nor of vehicular gas, since they are the fuels with which trucks are mobilized in the country.(Also read: Gradual increases in the price of gasoline could go until 2024) The Government accepted this request and…

Despite the fact that the National Government promised on October 5 not to increase the price of ACPM until June 2023 in order not to affect transportation costs and high inflation in the country, since January 1 a increase that has quite annoying transporters.Even on December 22, the Minister of Finance, José Antonio Ocampo, reiterated that the cost was not going to rise due to the start of the new year. "The president (Gustavo Petro) announced that during the first semester there will be no increase in the price of ACPM. The increase that there will be is, as has…

The company specialized in the aerospace market, Thales Alenia Space, together with Unlimited Space Charge, the first commercial operator of vehicles for manufacturing in space, signed a contract to start the design and production phase of the “REV1” vehicle, which will constitute the first floating factory in the first space.This is a pressurized vehicle with a floating manufacturing plant that will be used for specific missions, particularly in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and new materials.It was announced that it could be operational by the end of 2025.You can read: Channel One is bought by HMTV1 and will no…