The Unemployment Rate in Colombia Stands at 13.3% in November
Colombia’s unemployment rate stood at 13.3% in November, which represents an increase of four percentage points compared to the same...
January 2, 2021Topic
Colombia
Avianca Airbus A319 Hits Pyrotechnic Balloon on Landing at Bogotá Airport
On New Year’s Eve, 31 December, an Avianca Airbus A319 (registered N557AV) operated flight AV29 between Orlando, United States and...
January 2, 2021
Colombia Sets new Record in Eradicating Coca Production
Colombia beat its record for eradicating coca crops for the second year in a row, the government said Wednesday, although...
January 1, 2021
Colombia Minimum Wage to Rise 3.5% to Around US$260 per Month in 2021
Colombia's minimum wage will increase 3.5% in 2021, President Ivan Duque said in a Twitter message on Tuesday, December 30th,...
December 30, 2020
Ten Reasons to Visit Colombia in 2021
Colombia is a country of contrasts, unexplored landscapes, vast biodiversity, rich cultures and ancient histories, with welcoming people full of...
December 29, 2020
Colombian Capital Bogotá Implements New Measures to Prevent Crowds
The mayor of the Colombian capital Bogota announced on Sunday, December 28th, new measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19...
December 28, 2020
Colombia’s Oil Industry Faces Continued Coronavirus Slump
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A measure of the pandemic's impact is that Colombia's output in 2020 is averaging 100,000...
December 24, 2020
Colombia’s Banana Sector Aspires to Achieve Exports of US$1 Billion in 2021
According to Emerson Aguirre Medina, the president of the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (Augura), despite the challenges that...
December 24, 2020
Russia Expels Two Colombian Embassy Employees In Tit-For-Tat Move
Russia’s government has declared two employees of the Colombian Embassy in Moscow diplomats "personae non gratae" following the expulsion of...
December 23, 2020