Weekly Report - 20 September 2018 (WR-18-37)

COLOMBIA | Cutting red tape to boost jobs market. On 13 September Colombia’s President Iván Duque announced the implementation of a raft of measures designed to cut red tape and encourage entrepreneurialism. In his first year in office Duque, who assumed office last month, has promised to reduce by 50 the number of requirements needed to found and run a company in Colombia, a move which he hopes will inspire the creation of new businesses that will provide quality jobs.