Sustainable development

Propacífico presented its Municipal Sustainable Development Index, assessing progress in Colombia's 1,103 municipalities across 75 SDG indicators. Despite national improvements, 57% remain in intermediate ranges. Highlighted municipalities were awarded at a forum.

23 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

On December 18, Hainan became a separate customs territory from mainland China, exempting around 6,600 categories of goods from tariffs—about 74 per cent of taxable imports—to support sustainable growth as a free-trade port. The island province, home to more than 10 million people and slightly larger than Belgium, aims to move beyond its tourism-centred economy following three speculative booms and busts.