Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the economy away from fossil fuels.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) gave a report on the behavior of royalties from the production of hydrocarbons and minerals.
Finance Minister (MinHacienda) Juan Manuel Restrepo spoke about the main economic challenges for 2022.
The Constitutional Court gave the Ministry of the Interior two years to resolve 93 petitions filed by indigenous communities seeking recognition and registration in the Directorate of Indigenous, Rom and Minority Affairs.
Acipet’s Oscar Diaz spoke about the pandemic and the oil sector.
Colombia is advancing in its intention to develop geothermal energy as another link in its energy transition policy.
Energy Minister (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa spoke about the role of the mining-energy sector in the economic reactivation process.
Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro continues to lead in the polls and his most controversial economic proposals – stopping oil exploration and halting oil exports – continues to make headlines in Colombia. Over the holiday period, business newspaper Portafolio published a Spanish translation of Alliance France Press (AFP) article which it entitled (translated to English) “Is the world ready to live without oil?”
After several days of meetings regarding the negotiation of the minimum salary for next year, the government announced an agreement with associations and unions.
The Secretariat of Transparency, under the leadership of the Vice-Presidency, recognized the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) for merit.
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