Shaken in global markets due to possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

Geopolitical concerns over the crisis in Ukraine, and the ever-closer possibility of an invasion by Russia, took their toll on stocks around the world: major stock indices plummeted, and bonds rose against the dollar, as investors braced for the Federal Reserve to reiterate its hard-line policy. While Russia denies planning an invasion, it is said … Read more

The annual remuneration of a CEO in Latin America can reach $1.8 billion

The specialized recruitment firm, Page Executive, carried out the “2022 Latam Remuneration Study” in which they disclose the remuneration that senior managers in the region can receive according to the turnover of the company that hires them.

The study shows that the annual salary that executive directors or CEOs can receive can range from $300 million to $1,800 million. In addition, they stated that 88.3% of these high-level executives have remuneration while 64.8% have variable payment, and 23.5% have both types of remuneration.

But in addition to the monetary payment, the companies provide other types of benefits for these workers, some of which may be health or life insurance. Of the executives consulted by the firm, 60% had a comprehensive health plan, 50% have life insurance and 55% are beneficiaries of a car assigned by the company.

According to Juliana Suárez, Associate Partner of Page Executive Colombia, this happens because currently collaborators “value flexibility, experience, culture, etc. These valuation points translate into flexible vacations, dynamic schedules, home office or investment in education Regarding compensation, in the past it was a good fixed salary and a variable one, today professionals value issues such as diversity and inclusion or sustainability, that which gives them a sense of belonging”.

Depending on the sector in which they work, the benefits vary tend to have a greater variety are Fintech, Startups and Proptech, while mining, gas, agriculture, industry and banks “are considered traditional and have less disruptive compensation plans.”

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J&J Vaccine Receives Additional Warning About Bleeding Side Effect

U.S. regulators have revised the COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet from Johnson & Johnson to warn of the risk of a rare bleeding disorder. The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company on Tuesday that adverse event reports suggested an increased risk of immune thrombocytopenia, or ITP, during the 42 days after … Read more

Colombia exceeds 66.2 million vaccines applied against covid, reports Minsalud

The Ministry of Health reported that, as of Friday, January 7, 2022, a total of 66.20 million vaccines against covid-19 have been applied in the country. The figure was completed after applying 312,792 doses on Friday, of which 136,177 correspond to second doses and 16,865 to monodosis. In this way, the number of doses applied … Read more

UK Plays With Covid Measures As Omicron Cases Rise

Among the latest moves, the Boris Johnson government is developing contingency plans to help businesses and supply chains avoid disruptions caused by increased staff absences, the Financial Times reported. Private companies have been asked to test the plans in the worst-case scenario of up to 25% absences from the workforce, according to the newspaper. Covid-related … Read more

The effects that the pandemic will leave in Latin America, according to economists

The US think-tank Center for Economic and Political Research (Cepr) has released a new electronic book entitled ‘Latin America: the post-pandemic decade’, which compiles a series of conversations with 14 researchers and economists Latin Americans on the possible future of the region after the covid-19 pandemic. The book delves into the problems of Latin America … Read more

The most hated brand in every country in America

The most hated brand in every country in America Monday, December 20, 2021 – The most hated brand in every country in America – Musk, the one who will pay the most taxesAfter Time magazine put Elon Musk (1971) on its cover as the character of the year, US congressmen expressed on social networks that … Read more

A new group of people will be able to receive the booster dose starting Tuesday

The Ministry of Health announced that the booster doses would be applied in the same way as the National Vaccination Plan (PNV) began, in stages according to age and comorbidities. Therefore, starting this Tuesday, December 21, the vaccination will begin with a third (or second in the case of Janssen) doses, for people belonging to stage 3 of the PNV.

The population belonging to this group are people between 12 and 59 years old who have some type of comorbidity against covid-19. In addition, officials in charge of citizen protection such as members of the Military Forces and the National Police will be vaccinated.

In the same way, the reinforcement will also be available to the personnel of educational institutions, care for the elderly, the indigenous guard and Maroon guard, as well as the authorities of the health sector at the national, municipal, district and departmental levels.

The Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, mentioned that the application time for the booster will be six months after the last dose, and when the announcement of the opening of booster vaccines was made, he said that “the first group vaccinated for Stage 1 and Stage 2 have already passed six months and, therefore, they would be getting vaccinated as of today (Tuesday, November 23) ”.

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Colombia ranked 15th, out of 206 countries, in per capita deaths from covid-19

According to a comparison of coronavirus deaths in 206 countries relative to their population, Peru had the highest number of COVID-19 losses as of December 1, 2021. As of the same date, the virus had infected more than 262.8 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths totaled more than 5.2 million. However, the test … Read more

“There is an intimate relationship in the prosperity of a country and its access to credit”

The ‘drop by drop’ is one of the most worrying phenomena in the financial system. However, it is the only alternative to which Colombians rejected by traditional entities can resort. Companies like Provenir seek to solve this problem by improving the way in which the credit rating is carried out. José Luis Vargas, executive vice … Read more