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…
Colombia was ranked in last place in a recently published report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that rates the current work-life balance of its members. The…
Colombia’s state council upheld a ban on fracking on Tuesday and proceeded to investigate whether the government illegally granted licenses to multinationals. The administration of President Ivan Duque has been…
The US dollar hit a record high against Colombia’s peso on Tuesday for the third time this month. The value of Colombia’s currency has been under major stress because of…
Dozens of citizens, including Colombia’s former vice-president, have asked the Constitutional Court to revoke President Ivan Duque’s budget financing, claiming the plan is unconstitutional. Procedural errors during the passing of…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Wednesday that Netflix series “Narcos” is a good example of his “orange economy” proposal in action. Hardly anyone knows what “orange economy” means, it’s jargon…
Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture declares a national emergency after receiving evidence of a fungus outbreak affecting bananas in the north of the country. According to the government, tests confirmed suspicions…
Colombia’s government on Monday said it expected to grow exports with more than 50% and create 866,000 jobs in the coming four years. President Ivan Duque and Vice-President Marta Lucia…