Southwest Colombia truckers demand government response to fuel shortages
Truckers in the southwest Colombia have blocked main roads out of the city of Pasto in protest of fuel shortages causing lengthy queues at local petrol stations.
Truckers in the southwest Colombia have blocked main roads out of the city of Pasto in protest of fuel shortages causing lengthy queues at local petrol stations.
Colombia’s minister of finance stated this weekend that Colombians are hiding $50 billion abroad in an attempt to avoid paying taxes over their assets.
Colombia’s Finance Minister outlined a $110 billion national budget to Congress on Tuesday, which has been touted by President Santos as a list of “social priorities for a time of peace.”
Colombia’s government to issue more bonds to fund a higher-than-predicted fiscal deficit in the national budget, reported international news-wire, Reuters, on Monday.
A Colombian business and commerce regulation body warned on Monday against six firms accused of running an online pyramid scheme, reported Bogota-based Radio Santa Fe.
The Colombian government announced a proposal Thursday intended to make online transactions cheaper and more secure, reported local media.
Colombia’s unemployment rate has fallen to 9.6%, the lowest in 13 years, President Juan Manuel Santos announced last Friday.
The Minister of Finance and Public Credit announced Wednesday that Colombia’s economy climbed from fourth to third place in the South American rankings, according to a national radio station.
Colombia’s Ministry of Finance on Friday announced that the country’s 2014 budget set is set to be $106 billion or COP199.9 trillion.