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Tax on ultra-processed foods has raised $1.5 billion

Tax rate on ultra-processed foods remained at 20%: what foods does it apply to?

Starting January 1, 2025, The tax increase was applied to ultra-processed foods in Colombia. This is in compliance with the provisions of the tax reform (Law 2277 of 2022), which defines the

January 4, 2025

Colombia

What options are available to invest this year?

A new year has begun and with it the opportunity to consider new financial goals. The market offers a series of alternatives to make money grow, for this reason, the former head

January 4, 2025

Peru

Suspended vice president denounces that the president of Ecuador seeks to carry out a “coup d’état”

The decision of the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, to relieve Verónica Abad of her position would prevent her from assuming the Presidency starting next January 5, when the president is expected

January 4, 2025

Venezuela

Argentine court orders arrest of 61 January 8 fugitives

Embracing democracy will mark two years since the coup attempt

Next Wednesday (8), the attempted coup against democracy in Brazil turns two years old. The memory of the acts of attack on the sovereignty of the people, which caused damage to the

January 4, 2025

Brasil

The possibility of a new trucker strike "It’s tall and it’s close"transporters warn

“The Government has seriously failed to comply,” says the National Transport Assembly. Cargo transporters ask the Government not to increase the ACPM price. The National Transport Assembly (ANT) is one of the

January 4, 2025

Colombia

APP wants to remove the president of the Oversight Commission

The president of the Oversight Commission, Juan Burgos, did not rule out that the president of the Alliance for Progress party (APP), César Acuña, has given an order to remove him from

January 4, 2025

Peru

FANB deployed security device to guarantee peace in the country

The head of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim), Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Granko Arteaga, explained that more than 1,200 military personnel participate in this deployment. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB)

January 4, 2025

Venezuela

What will the reconstruction of Argentina planned by Javier Milei be like?

The president Javier Milei has officially declared that the year 2025 will be the “Year of the Reconstruction of the Argentine Nation.” This measure, adopted through Decree 2/2025 and signed by the

January 4, 2025

Argentina

Social and environmental factors increase prematurity in the North

In Brazil, the premature birth rate is around 12% and is above the global average. But, within Brazilian territory, there are even more alarming situations: in the North Region, approximately 35 thousand

January 4, 2025

Brasil

Is ACPM cheap in the country?: these are the prices in the region

The Colombian Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission communicated the new reference prices for sale to the public Fuel Oil for Motors (ACPM) that govern the national territory as of January 1, 2025.

January 4, 2025

Colombia

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