Oil prices and dollar exchange rates are two of the most-watched metrics in the country. These two have had a variable behavior in recent months. Mauricio Cárdenas, Minister of Finance, spoke on this issue and the benefits of an increase in oil prices.
Oil companies have allocated significant resources to social investment in recent years, despite Colombia’s social and security issues. The oil boom helped to increase this metric, but investments continued despite the oil crisis.
Industry experts took the stage of the International Congress of Clean Energy to talk about the impact that these resources would have on energy tariffs in Colombia, among other topics.
Authorities spoke about the measures they are taking to fight oil theft, and reported successful operations across the country. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
Presidential elections are approaching and the next president of Colombia will have to face several challenges in the mining-energy sector. Industry representatives spoke on this topic.
The attack took place in the San Francisco village, municipality of Ricaurte (Nariño).