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Although there is no doubt that this year will close with a rate of unemployment at single-digit levels – in November it already dropped to 9.5 percent – ​​next year it is very likely that this rate will spike again.(Also read: The unemployment rate in Colombia in November was 9.5%) The slowdown in the economy (global and local), the 16 percent adjustment in the minimum wage, the effects of the tax reform, the return of the collection of impoconsumo in establishments that sell food and beverages, as well as the adjustment of prices and costs each year , are among…

According to information revealed by Dane, in November the Colombian export they were 4,519 million dollars, an increase of 8.8 percent in relation to the same month last year, mainly due to the growth of 21.1 percent in the sales of the Fuel group.This group obtained 2,571 million dollars in exports, marked by coal saleswhich increased 70.9 percent and reached 1,084 million dollars. On the contrary, those of oil fell 0.8 percent, totaling 1,411 million dollars, despite the fact that 5.8 percent more barrels were exported compared to November 2021 (14.949 million barrels of crude oil). (Also read: Colombia is…

2022: these were the rises in the dollar and the reasons sectors Hello !, Your email has been verified. Now you can choose the Newsletters you want to receive with the best information. Welcome has created your account in EL TIEMPO. Know and personalize your profile. The verification email was sent to Check your inbox and if not, in your spam folder. NO, CHANGE EMAIL YES, SEND We want you to find the news that interests you the most Follow your favorite topics in an exclusive place for you. choose them! Remember that to see your topics on all your…

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According to the Department of Transit and Transportation of the National Police, more than 2.93 million Colombians will mobilize through the national roads during this weekend of the end of the year. The greatest movement will be registered in Bogotá, with some 296,666 vehicles leaving the city, while 561,881 will do so from Cundinamarca.Due to the behavior of traffic, it is estimated that the busiest corridors will be the Third Lane Bogotá-Girardot, Chirajara-Fundadores (via al Llano)Cartagena-Barranquilla and Pacífico 1 and 3, in the department of Antioquia.(Also read: Why will it be more expensive to travel in 2023? Here we tell…

As a result of the increase in the prices that air tickets will have in Colombia due to a higher VAT from 2023, the International Air Transport Association (Iata, for its acronym in English) foresees a possible contraction of demand that could contribute to a loss of the socio-economic benefits that aviation brings to the country.For this reason, he called on the Colombian authorities to review the market conditions so that "the aviation sector and tourism do not lose competitivenessdynamism, and the strong recovery process they have had so far after the pandemic".Also read: Airlines would be willing to lay…

The shortage of tickets to destinations such as the Atlantic Coast, Cúcuta, Bucaramanga, Coffee Region, Medellín, Sogamoso, Villavicencio, Ibagué, Girardot and Fusagasugá was increased this end of the year, since the purchase of tickets electronically increased by 82%. (The reasons why air tickets would go up between 30% and 40%). The waiting time and availability of the tickets at this moment ranges between 12 and 24 hours. Due to this situation, the transport companies assure that they are trying to implement additional buses to solve the needs of travelers in these last days of the year and the beginning of…

The National Infrastructure Agency, ANI, will carry out pre-feasibility studies for the reactivation of the Pacific Railroad Corridor from the Port of Buenaventura and its connection with the Central Railroad Corridor. The idea is that through an inter-administrative contract signed between ANI and Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional 24 billion pesos are allocated and for 15 months the pre-feasibility is evaluated to advance to the stage of designs and feasibility studies for a subsequent bidding process for awarding.In this way, municipalities such as Buenaventura, Dagua,La Cumbre, Yumbo, Cali, Palmira, Cerrito, Ginebra, Guacarí, Buga, San Pedro,Tuluá, Andalucía, Bugalagrande, Zarzal, La Victoria, Obando…