Colombian inflation increases slightly in October
Minute30.com .- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Colombia registered a slight rebound in October 2025. The annual variation stood at 5.51%, exceeding the figure for the same month of the previous year by 0.10 percentage points. This result maintains pressure on the cost of living of Colombians. What went up the most? The monthly […]
More than 70 pesos per gallon! Gasoline and ACPM prices rose in Colombia
The National Government, through the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG), has announced a new increase in the prices of gasoline and ACPM (diesel), which will come into force on March 22. Gasoline increases 74 pesos per gallon, while diesel experiences an increase of 75 pesos. With this adjustment, the new average prices are as […]
Women and rural areas, the most affected by multidimensional poverty in Colombia: DANE
Minute30.com .- This Tuesday, April 22, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported that the multidimensional poverty rate in Colombia was 11.5% in 2024, which represents a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2023, when it stood at 12.1%. This decrease reflects a slight improvement in the living conditions of the population, although […]
Energy insecurity? Shell’s departure marks a trend among large international oil companies to abandon Colombia
Minute30.com .- Shell’s recent decision to sell its gas exploration assets in Colombia marks a new milestone in a trend that worries the national energy sector: the progressive withdrawal of large international oil companies from the country. With its departure from the Fuerte Sur, Purple Angel and COL-5 blocks, located on the southern coast of […]
“Petro ended foreign investment in Colombia” Former Vice Minister of Finance launches strong criticism
Minute30.com .- After learning of the decision of the multinational Shell to sell its gas exploration assets in Colombia, former Deputy Minister of Finance Juan Alberto Londoño launched a strong criticism against President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of scaring away foreign investment and putting the country’s energy stability at risk. “Gustavo Petro ended foreign investment […]
Economic panic? Former Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo goes for Petro’s jugular due to a “premonition” about Ecopetrol
Minute30.com .- The former Minister of Finance and renowned economist Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar attacked President Gustavo Petro after the president’s recent statements, in which he suggested that Ecopetrol “is going to go bankrupt.” Through his social networks, Restrepo harshly questioned the head of state’s statement, describing it as irresponsible and warning about its possible […]
Superservicios fines Vanti and orders money returned for irregular gas charges to 2.5 million users
Minute30.com .- The Superintendency of Home Public Services (Superservicios) announced this Wednesday that it has ordered the company Vanti SA to return all of the improper charges made in gas rates to more than 2.5 million users in the country. According to the entity, the rate increases applied by Vanti in the months of January […]
Comptroller’s Office demands clarity from Ecopetrol on investments and contracts with public resources
The Comptroller General of the Republic officially requested Ecopetrol SA that delivers, within a maximum period of five business daystechnical and documentary information related to various investments and contracts involving public resources. According to the control entity, the request seeks to clarify key aspects on three fronts: the gas importacquisitions in the renewable energiesspecifically the […]
Attention! Alert for possible energy crisis: Attorney General’s Office demands payment of energy and gas subsidies
The Attorney General’s Office presented a report before the Administrative Court of Cundinamarca within the framework of a compliance action, in which it requests to order the immediate payment of electricity and natural gas subsidies already recognized by administrative acts and supported with resources in the General Budget of the Nation. The report details the […]
Beyond the box: The risk of “kidnapping” of resources for the Colombian economy.
The government’s decision to decree the advance payment of taxes and corresponding withholdings to fiscal year 2026, so that these are paid during 2025, has set off all the alarms in the national economic panorama. Although the Executive can argue the need to strengthen the fiscal fund in the short term, the consequences of this […]