The president of the Colombian Association of Entrepreneurs (ANDI), Bruce Mac Master, catalogued Colombia’s labor panorama as “pessimistic.”
The union has advocated for solidarity towards industry workers in these difficult times, yet sent a statement to the Constitutional Court rejecting the Decree that creates the so-called “Solidarity Tax”.
Colombia is still an attractive destination for foreign investment, despite falling commodity prices and the Covid-19 crisis.
Communities are protesting at Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Casabe field, denouncing alleged irregularities in the award of a transportation contract in the departments of Antioquia and Bolivar.
The union spoke about the government’s response to the crisis, calling for “more humane policies.”
The guerrilla announced a six-day armed strike in Southern Bolivar. Here are the details.
Our Long-Time Reader is back as life imitates art. It would be nice to imagine that his article in HCC inspired the Washington Post but that is highly unlikely. The newspaper is not even a subscriber! Instead, as he says in his opening paragraph, his commentary anticipated the Post article and the latter has inspired him to elaborate on his arguments.
Colombians have complained about the increase in some public services since the social distancing measures started. Companies spoke on the matter.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) said it could modify oil pipeline tariffs for the first time.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced a mechanism to alleviate the financial situation of nearly 1,508 local goods and services providers.
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