Labor and unemployment
Colombia has traditionally had of the highest unemployment rates in the hemisphere, which has worsened over the past few years.
Colombia has traditionally had of the highest unemployment rates in the hemisphere, which has worsened over the past few years.
Some of Colombia’s leading scholars are proposing revolutionary policy changes that would allow the recovery of the country’s failed state and stagnating economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple economists have…
The estimated net worth of Colombia’s richest men is much higher than what anyone allegedly reported to tax authority DIAN without this spurring an investigation. Questioning the wealth of billionaires…
Colombia’s national government and local authorities are considering stricter restrictions amid concerns coronavirus outbreaks could get out of hands, but a lockdown seems out of the question. President Ivan Duque…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Colombia’s growth projection as the country’s government can’t seem to formulate a coherent response to the coronavirus pandemic. President Ivan Duque can’t seem to…
While Colombia’s government is trying to reopen shopping malls, a growing number of voices are urging that food security requires urgent action to prevent widespread hunger. The United Nations, former…
Bogota, Colombia’s capital and the country’s coronavirus epicenter, may extend an ongoing quarantine by another three months, Mayor Claudia Lopez said Monday. In a television interview, the mayor said “Bogota…
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…
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…