Colombia education ministry allocates COP 62bn Icetex relief, quake aid

Colombia's Ministry of Education announced nearly COP 62,000 million in relief for Icetex student-loan users, primarily to ease interest rates, with a portion for teachers and administrators affected by the August 10 earthquake. The measure is a targeted fiscal response to reduce borrower burden and support quake-affected education staff, but its funding source and implementation timeline remain unspecified.