09Aug

Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic ceremony

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On Tuesday August 9th, 2022
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Gustavo Petro, a former urban guerrilla who was jailed for his political beliefs in the 1980s, was sworn in as Colombia’s president on Sunday at the head of what is likely to be the most leftwing government in the country’s history. In a ceremony rich in symbolism, Petro, 62, took the presidential oath in […]

14Jul

Gustavo Petro has elected Luis Gilberto Murillo as ambassador to the United States of America

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On Thursday July 14th, 2022
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The elected president Gustavo Petro informed that Luis Gilberto Murillo who was minister of environment in Ivan Duque’s government will be the new ambassador of Colombia to the United States. Luis Gilberto Murillo was born in San Juan, a small town near the municipality of Andagoya. He was minister of environment from 2016 to […]

24Jun

The survey that was made between June 5th and 10th gives the victory of the elections to Gustavo Petro.

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On Friday June 24th, 2022
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Yanhaas survey company revealed this Saturday the results of a new study that puts the candidate of Pacto Historico, Gustavo Petro, a favorite to win the second round of the election that will be disputed next June 19th. According to the company’s study, Petro would obtain 45% of the votes above Rodolfo Hernandez who would […]

20Apr

Nearshoring in Colombia: Investment Passes $1bn in 2 years

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On Wednesday April 20th, 2022
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Investments from companies choosing to nearshore in Colombia have exceeded USD 1 billion in little over two years. That reportedly came in the wake of the current administration beginning to heavily promote nearshoring in Colombia, leading to 60 companies establishing operations in the country since the beginning of 2020. Nearshoring is the process of […]

15Mar

More sustainable infrastructure, the promise of the fifth generation of concessions

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On Tuesday March 15th, 2022
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At the end of November, CONPES 4060 was approved, which gives free rein to the fifth generation of concessions (5G) or Bicentennial Concessions. The document contains measures that must be advanced in the next 10 years (from 2022) to promote intermodal development, optimize social and environmental management, strengthen governance, promote new sources of financing under […]

24Feb

Bogotá, Valle del Cauca and Bolívar are the most competitive departments in tourism

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On Thursday February 24th, 2022
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The Cafam University Foundation and Cotelco presented the results of the index that evaluated the entire sector during the last year. In an event that took place yesterday in Casa de Nariño, the Regional Tourism Competitiveness Index of Colombia corresponding to 2021was presented, which is annually developed by the Hotel and Tourism Association of […]

12Jan

The general increase during 2021

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On Wednesday January 12th, 2022
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The general increase during 2021 was 5.62% as confirmed by the administrative statistics department which showed the results of variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This figure is 4% above than the one registered in 2020, which was 1.61%. Regarding the sectors that contribute the most to inflation, in first place is food, […]

17Nov

The expectations for the non-Tax Dayjournal in November and December

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On Wednesday November 17th, 2021
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The expectations for the non-Tax Dayjournal in November and December are very positive between the businessman, after October28th where sales were around 9.8 billion pesos. Measures like the annual bonification to the public sector employees may incentivize the sales in these days. In regards of the manufactre industry, the real production in september increased 15.5%, […]

20Oct

Contagions since the beginning of the pandemic: 4,975,656 Total deaths: 126,726 Vaccination: 43,315,450 doses

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On Wednesday October 20th, 2021
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Colombia reached 4.972.236 contagions since the pandemic began and a total of 127,000 deaths. The city with more contagions is Medellin followed by Barranquilla, Valle, Bogota, and Meta. On the other hand, the vaccination plan to apply the third dose of the vaccine for 70 years old people have started. These citizens can receive […]

27Sep

World Bank has approved a loan of 500 million dollars that in accordance with the Investment Social Law will allow the government to promote innovation in micro, small and medium-sized companies.

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On Monday September 27th, 2021
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World Bank has approved a loan of 500 million dollars that in accordance with the Investment Social Law will allow the government to promote innovation in micro, small and medium-sized companies and in projects related with environment and development sustainability. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE in Spanish) revealed that the Colombian economy grew […]

24Aug

Since February 17th, 2021, when the vaccination plan started, 32 million doses have been applied and approximately 14 million people have the complete scheme.

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On Tuesday August 24th, 2021
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Since February 17th, 2021, when the vaccination plan started, 32 million doses have been applied and approximately 14 million people have the complete scheme. According to the Ministry of health, the advance of complete scheme in older people is 81.5%; in people from 70-79 years old is 76.2%, considering the total population, 27% is with […]

08Jun

The government Colombia has started the economic reactivation that will be gradual depending on the vaccination plan.

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On Tuesday June 8th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 3,488,046 Number of deaths: 90,353 Number of vaccinated people: 10,697,683 The government has started the economic reactivation that will be gradual depending on the vaccination plan and cities have passed the third peak of contagions. The sanitary measures that have been taken are suspending the curfew, opening of bars until 1 p.m., […]

26May

Colombia has opened the border with Ecuador, Peru and Brazil in order to advance in the measures that help the economic reactivation.

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On Wednesday May 26th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 3,177,212 Number of deaths: 83,233 Number of vaccinated people: 7,862,802 Colombia has opened the border with Ecuador, Peru and Brazil in order to advance in the measures that help the economic reactivation. The border with Venezuela will remain closed. With the third pike of contagions due to Covid 19 has been stabilizing […]

11May

Colombia at this time of the third wave of the pandemic, there is a stabilization, but there’s still a high occupancy in the intensive care units.

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On Tuesday May 11th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 2,985,536 Number of deaths: 77,359 Number of vaccinated people: 6,096.661 At this time of the third wave of the pandemic, there is a stabilization, but there’s still a high occupancy in the intensive care units. The 3rd stage of the vaccination plan will start at the end of May and the government […]

26Apr

While in Colombia Bogotá, Medellin and Cali have been total quarantine on weekends, in cities like Barranquilla and Bucaramanga there are only measures like “pico y cédula” and Mobility restriction at night.

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On Monday April 26th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 2,757,274 Number of deaths: 70,886 Number of vaccinated people: 4,318,314 While in Bogotá, Medellin and Cali have been total quarantine on weekends, in cities like Barranquilla and Bucaramanga there are only measures like “pico y cédula” and Mobility restriction at night. The Ministry of health informed that the occupancy of beds at […]

13Apr

Colombia has entered in phase two of the Vaccination Plan (people between 60 and 79 years old) passing the two million doses applied.

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On Tuesday April 13th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 2,518,715 Number of deaths: 65,608 Number of vaccinated people: 2,946,222 Colombia has entered in phase two of the Vaccination Plan (people between 60 and 79 years old) passing the two million doses applied; the country has received more than 3.7 million doses from Pfizer, Sinovac and Astra Zeneca as part of the […]

16Mar

The Ministry of health Colombia has reported that more than half million of vaccines have been applied

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On Tuesday March 16th, 2021
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Number of Contagions: 2,303,144 Number of deaths: 61,143 Number of vaccinated people: 782,301 The Ministry of health has reported that more than half million of vaccines have been applied, which represent 1.18% of the national population. It is expected that in the next days the first stage will be finished so they can start with […]

01Mar

The government Colombia announced that the sanitary emergency will be extended until May 31st

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On Monday March 1st, 2021
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Number of Contagions:2,248,135 Number of deaths: 59,660 The government announced that the sanitary emergency will be extended until May 31st as well as some new measures due to the current situation and the economic reactivation process. Public and private with crowds are not allowed. The recommendation for people over70 years old is to stay at […]

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