President Gustavo Petro revealed the proposals with which the government hopes to radically “change” Colombia’s socio-economic policies in the coming years. In the 150-page National Development Plan (PND), the administration…
Colombia’s government is developing a five-year plan to recover from the economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to newspaper El Espectador, the Finance Ministry and the National Planning…
Colombia’s new road map for development exposes the most vulnerable to government plans for aggressive exploitation of land and resources, ignoring inequality and the concerns of at-risk communities. Nearly $3…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has launched his National Development Plan that sets out socio-economic spending for his administration. The $325 billion spending plan determines how the Duque administration plans to…
Colombia’s government clashed with Congress on Thursday when senators refused to debate President Ivan Duque’s four-year development plan that must be approved before Saturday. The National Development Plan (NDP) defines…
After a generous three-month Christmas recess, Colombia’s congressmen return to work to debate the government’s controversial development proposals and its refusal to sign off on a war crimes tribunal. Despite…
Prominent members of Colombia’s opposition have questioned whether Colombia’s president Ivan Duque is deliberately diverting funds away from the country’s peace process. House Representatives Juanita Goebertus of the Green Alliance…
The director of the Colombia’s National Planning Department has announced that partial accords made with the FARC will be included in the National Development Plan for the period of 2014-2018 in spite of…
Colombia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a budget of 203 billion pesos ($107 million) for 2014. The budget will now be debated in the Senate.