Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.
La Haus was founded by Jerónimo Uribe, CEO; Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, president; Tomás Uribe, Chief Growth Officer; and Santiago Garcia, CTO. The Uribe brothers are sons of Colombia’s former President and current Senator Alvaro Uribe.
The resolution condemns Colombian President Ivan Duque by name, saying “The behavior of Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez should be considered a grave signal in repressing the people instead of committing himself to building a dialogue with the protesters."
Colombian President Ivan Duque's withdrawal of his controversial tax hikes were not enough to stop nationwide protests in Colombia. The reason the protests continue vary, with much legitimate discontent and dissatisfaction, but provocateurs and common criminality must also be...
Carrasquilla became the personification and villain of the tax package—and dissatisfaction with the Duque administration more broadly—after admitting to Colombian journalist Vicky Davila in the weeks leading up to the protests that as one of Colombia’s elite, he had no idea how...
Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that he was asking Congress to withdraw from consideration his fiscal reform package, brainchild of his Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla. The controversial package was put forward to broaden the Colombian government’s revenue base,...
Beyond the tax reform, which was the primary theme of the protests, Colombians took the opportunity to express deep discontent with the current government’s failure to manage the COVID pandemic, and lack of vaccines available in the country, and the government’s failure to...
Maria Paula Duque has left her position with Avianca Airlines where she was Senior Vice President of Strategic Relations & Director of Customer Experience, and joined FTI Consulting in Colombia as Managing Director. Duque is sister of Colombian President Ivan Duque.