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Claro was recognized as Colombia's fastest mobile network with the best coverage. The company currently has 4G coverage in 100% of the country's municipal seats and 5G network deployment in more than 100 cities and municipalities.
Read the flashValora AnalitikNubank launched Nu Smart Invest, an artificial intelligence tool that analyzes its clients' investments. According to the company, the tool aims to help identify problems such as concentrating savings in a single asset, needing liquidity without having it available, or taking on risks the client is unaware of.
Read the flashEnter.coBBVA announced that its credit card limit can also be used to pay through the Bre-B system. According to the bank, customers will choose between using their account balance or financing the transaction with the card and deferring the amount into installments.
Read the flashPortafolioApple announced an event for October 28 where it will unveil a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen. According to the published information, it will also show a new entry-level MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, a refreshed iMac and a redesigned iPad mini with an OLED display.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe De la Espriella government detailed a key step to set the minimum wage increase in Colombia for 2027. According to the published information, the discussion of the increase would start at 7%.
Read the flashValora AnalitikCorficolombiana proposes reinstating the technical rule for setting the minimum wage and suggests an 8% increase. The entity argues that the growing gap between the minimum wage and productivity makes it necessary to restore that rule for the 2027 adjustment.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe District of Bogotá will return to the capital market with a bond issuance of up to COP 1.5 trillion aimed at financing projects. The placement is part of its issuance program, whose first operation took place in November 2025 for COP 510 billion.
Read the flashValora AnalitikAccording to IBM, 47% of cyberattacks in Latin America are directed at the finance and insurance sectors. The figure highlights the security of the technology chains connecting institutions and suppliers, according to the outlet publishing the information.
Read the flashPortafolioThe general secretariat of the Presidency issued Circular 06 of 2026 with guidelines on travel spending by public officials. The instruction reiterates austerity and establishes that virtual meetings and lower airfares be prioritized.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaClaro received recognitions for the fastest connectivity and the best mobile coverage. According to the published information, the Fastest Mobile Network award evaluates performance indicators based on real user experience.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe Senate and House plenaries are voting on the 2027 budget under urgent conditions, as the constitutional and legal deadline for approval expires tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20. The process must be completed within that window, according to the outlet's report.
Read the flashValora AnalitikIndia is investigating Pernod and Diageo over an alleged misclassification of spirits, according to La República. Disputes over import tariffs have been a sticking point for foreign investors in the country.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe Economic Monitoring Indicator, which tracks the monthly evolution of economic activity, recorded its first contraction in a year, according to La República. It is its worst reading since 2025.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaAirbus estimates demand for 2,720 new passenger aircraft in Latin America, according to the published information. The company projects that air traffic in the region would grow 3.7% a year over two decades, and places Colombia among the countries with the largest increase in trips per person.
Read the flashValora AnalitikA suspicious invoice received by email should not be verified by replying to the same message. Before opening an attachment, changing a bank account or paying, it is advisable to check the charge against a real purchase and confirm any new instruction through a channel that was already known. The fraud may aim at two different things: charging for something never bought or diverting the payment to another account.
Read the flashEnter.coUploading a PDF to an AI assistant and asking for a summary has become routine, and that is the problem: the summary arrives well written, figures included, and nothing warns when one of those figures came from somewhere else. To measure that risk, the outlet ran a full exercise with fictitious data, which included a two-page report.
Read the flashEnter.coCoffee exporters face a "scissors effect" from the revaluation of the peso and rising costs, according to Portafolio. Asoexport estimates that the peso's revaluation would have reduced 2025 revenues by 2.8 trillion pesos.
Read the flashPortafolioOnly two of 134 artificial intelligence models fully passed a safety test designed to measure whether they would help plan terrorist acts, according to the Counter-Terrorism AI Benchmark by Tech Against Terrorism, a British non-profit that shared the report with WIRED before publication. Researchers fed the models this type of test.
Read the flashEnter.coAirbus projects that Colombia's air traffic will double over the next 20 years. The company also notes that Latin America is the world's second region in adoption of new-generation aircraft, surpassed only by India.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe United States banned the use of DeepSeek in government agency computer systems. The measure adds to prior restrictions by several US agencies, including the Commerce Department and the Navy, which had already barred use of the artificial intelligence tool.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaA proposal suggests not installing Christmas lights in Colombia amid the energy crisis and the El Niño phenomenon. The arguments include the risk of a blackout and the impact El Niño would have on the energy sector in 2026, according to Valora Analitik.
Read the flashValora AnalitikA fresh selloff in technology stocks shook Wall Street and dragged the broader market, amid growing investor doubts about AI. Semiconductor stocks are on their longest losing streak since 2008, according to La República.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaFor the next four-year term, the power sector faces challenges such as permits that take more than two years, demand growing close to 7% monthly and the boom in electric cars. These topics were addressed at the Centelsa by Nexans meeting, according to Valora Analitik.
Read the flashValora AnalitikAn expert warns that the strength of the Colombian peso could be affecting revenue in the tourism sector. The day's Representative Market Rate stands at COP 3,174.67, according to Portafolio.
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