Colombia’s peso sunk to a record low against the dollar on Wednesday amid social unrest, and uncertainty over tax reform and global economic growth. On Thursday, the dollar’s value against…
Colombia’s government on Wednesday admitted what everybody already knew, the 3.6% economic growth target for this year will not be met. In a forum organized by economic think tank Fedesarollo,…
Colombia’s constitutional court returned President Ivan Duque’s 2018 tax reform to Congress where lawmakers are making its approval close to impossible, according to weekly Semana. The court declared the tax…
The international economic organization OECD has warned Colombia that despite its recent “good practices,” widespread reform is required to meet the standards of the body. Colombia’s government must strive towards…
Colombia’s finance minister on Tuesday returned a tax reform proposal to Congress after it had been struck down by the Constitutional Court. Instead of being presented as a budget finance…
Colombia’s president Ivan Duque and his finance minister don’t seem to know what to do after the court struck down last year’s budget finance plan. The Constitutional Court sunk the…
Colombia’s constitutional court on Tuesday sunk President Ivan Duque’s controversial tax reform, ruling that it hadn’t been duly approved by Congress. Fortunately for Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla, the court said…
Colombia’s government wants public entities to drop job experience demands to lower the country’s 18% youth unemployment rate, according to economic magazine Dinero. According to a decree drafted by the…
Unemployment in Colombia rose 1.6 percentage points to 10.8% in August, the highest level since 2010. The government seems to have no idea how to curb the accelerating trend. According…