Event Brief
Fired DANE chief Ricardo Valencia defends his unemployment data
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM ET
Summary: Ricardo Valencia, removed as director of Colombia’s national statistics agency DANE on 14 September, publicly defended the figures that led to his dismissal. In comments to local media, he said DANE’s technical independence is “sacred” and that he stands by his reading of July unemployment data.
WHO: Ricardo Valencia
WHAT: Defends the unemployment data he said he stands by after being fired as DANE director
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Colombia
WHY: He was removed as DANE director over his handling of the July unemployment data and is responding by defending those figures.
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