“Being in AAA reduces the cost of debt, pay less interest, and there is more money left for investments,” he explains. the governor of the Atlantic, Elsa Noguerawhen celebrating that for the second consecutive year the firm Fitch Ratings awarded the AAA rating to the department of Atlántico, the highest rating in its history.
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Noguera assures that this good news will allow the administration to have better banking conditions and will facilitate the resources allocated to social investment.
“We can get into longer-term debt and increase the interest of the financial sector in lending us,” the governor added.
AAA ratingis the maximum granted by Fitch Ratings and is assigned to entities with the lowest risk expectation in relation to all others in the same country.
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Among the key factors to achieve this rating for the second consecutive year is the reduction in dependence on operating income, and the 17.9 percent increase in the department’s own income during 2021.
Thanks to the expansion of points in the collection network, citizen trust and the possibilities of making the payment virtually
“Thanks to the expansion of points in the collection network, the citizen trust and the possibilities of making the payment virtually”, explained Noguera.
During the report, the qualifier highlighted the financial management of the University ESE, since the department had to reorganize the health provision model due to the fact that it presented deficiencies in the operation, for which it assumed the restructuring of liabilities of four hospitals of the public hospital network and constituted the ESE Universityan entity that brings together the current departmental hospital centers.
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In the latest ratings, a trend has been marked in the good management of departmental finances, as it went from A+ in 2016, then in 2017, 2018 and 2019 to AA-, and in 2020 it reached AA+, which confirms the good moment that the Atlantic is experiencing for the second consecutive year during 2021 and 2022.
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For a relationship to work, two components are needed: physical and psychological attraction and admiration, according to psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé, an expert in family therapy, who describes the keys to maintaining these elements, caring for and pampering the relationship, from most idyllic and easy to the most complex
“Why are there people who inspire us with confidence and whose mere presence comforts us? Is about ‘vitamin people’, those that bring out the best in you, inspire you, support you and thereby improve your immune system”, says psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé.
“Vitamin people help relieve tension, whose well-given hug can help us get through a tough time, whose trusting gaze can decisively propel us through a difficult challenge, and whose words of encouragement can break a sense of isolation,”
according to this renowned psychiatrist and writer.
The psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé. Photo by Editorial Planeta
The Dr. Rojas Estape (Madrid, Spain, 1983) works at the Spanish Institute for Psychiatric Research (IEIP).
She is a visiting professor at the IPADE business school in Mexico and focuses on treating people with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, behavioral disorders, as well as family therapies.
She is the author of the book ‘How to make good things happen to you’, one of the best sellers in 2019 and has recently published ‘Find your vitamin person’, where analyzes the close relationship between our happiness and our good relationships with those around us.
We are designed to live in family and in society, to relate and love each other. Human relationships make us stronger or weaker or can make us feel vulnerable.
Much of the quality of our life depends on how we relate, how we are able to love and receive the affection of others, he points out.
And the couple is one of the fundamental relationships of our lives, according to this expert, for whom “love, passion, attraction, desire, romanticism are different phases and moments of the relationship between two people where a bond is generated affective, physical or of a special partner”.
A relationship in permanent evolution
«Starting from the basis that we have correctly chosen our partner for a relationship and we are with a person who suits us, we can improve the chances of success of the relationship«, indicates the specialist.
“Enhance them beyond the initial crush, and transform them into a ‘vitamin partner’, who, like ‘vitamin people’, is a source of personal growth, confidence, inspiration, support and health,” he adds.
“For a relationship to work, two components are needed: physical and psychological attraction and admiration”,
According to Rojas Estapé.
He explains that a couple evolves through the thousand ups and downs of life, but for the glue that holds affection together to continue to exist, “it is necessary that these elements be maintained or continue to be promoted.”
Add this psychiatrist who couples have a natural and logical evolution that is not always accepted and «sometimes it leads to a point of discomfort, due to natural wear and tear. At that time it is convenient to take back the reins and make an effort to fight for the other.
«We need to look at each other again and say ‘we love each other, we understand each other, we want this to continue but we have worn ourselves out. We have become people who sometimes make us suffer instead of making us happy.”
points out.
“To preserve a relationship, from the most idyllic and easy to the most complex, we must want to take care of it and want to pamper it,” he emphasizes.
«The success of a relationship lies in how well both members know how to get out of conflicts. In generosity in giving and forgiving and in how they communicate with each other«, according to Rojas Estapé.
The expert describes four keys that in moments of difficulties in the couple can help us discover if we are neglecting any of the pillars of healthy love.
The four pillars of a couple that works
1. Work on communication.
This expert recommends paying attention to how we speak, communicate and express what we feel.
He advises avoiding “taking out the list of past grievances and wounds.”
He warns that in anger, the brain brings to light the blows, wounds, damages, offenses, slights and contempt that the other person has done to us.
“One needs to transmit and express their pain and anger for so many bad times.”
In those moments “watch your words, since they have a direct impact on the other person, on you and on the consolidation of the relationship”.
2. Analyze your sensitivity.
How do things affect you? Do you give a second thought to any negative comments? Do you suffer disproportionately in the face of a bad face or an insignificant fact?» asks this psychiatrist.
He recommends giving the things that happen to us the value they truly have: “advice that will help us in all matters of life,” he says.
3. Beware of the imagination.
«90% of the things we worry about never happen. They are not real, they are the product of the imagination, but they have a direct impact on our body », she warns.
«I’m sure he likes someone else», «he ignores me», «he doesn’t care about the children», «he will forget the date of our anniversary», «he doesn’t want to be with me, he prefers to be with his friends»,
These are some examples of toxic and harmful internal dialogues, according to the expert.
That is why he recommends to the members of a couple that, when they are well, in a peaceful moment of the relationship, write a letter or a note on your mobile describing everything that moves you to continue with the other person”.
In the bad stages, rereading that document will become a balm for the mind “that reminds us of how good the other is and keeps us away from negative thoughts,” he proposes.
4. Pay attention to details.
“Love is nourished by details”, points out this psychiatrist who advises to show our love and affection through messagescaresses, pampering, delicacy and hugs.
«Showing what we feel, through a culinary detail, some flowers, a note on the bed, an emoticon, a surprise, a moment of calm and peace together in an unexpected place or a pleasant conversation, are food for the relationship» ,
stands out.
«The one who does not know how to express affection may have a problem maintaining the relationship. If you notice that it is something you do not like or it is difficult for you, he asks for help, reads about it or talks to someone close. Surely little by little you can overcome that barrier », she concludes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that the high rate of the vaccinated and infected population, the lesser severity of the omicron variant and seasonality provide Europe with the possibility of controlling the coronavirus pandemic and promoting a change in strategy
Passengers at the train station in Duesseldorf (Germany). EFE/EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH
“The pandemic is not over, but for the first time we are in a unique situation to control it,” WHO-Europe director Hans Kluge told a news conference.
Kluge stressed, however, that last week 12 million new cases were registered in the WHO European region -which includes 53 countries, several from Central Asia-, the highest number since the start of the pandemic, and that hospital admissions continue to increase. increasing, although at a slower rate and not in intensive care, while deaths begin to stagnate.
30% of all Covid-19 cases reported in the European region since the start of the pandemic have been registered so far this year.
Stop the fire
“This context, which we had not experienced until now in the pandemic, leaves us with the possibility of a long period of tranquility and a higher level of defense of the population against any upsurge in transmission, even against a more virulent variant,” he said. Kluge, who spoke of “a ceasefire that can bring us lasting peace.”
That several European countries, such as Denmark and other Nordic countries, have announced the lifting of all or the majority of the restrictions is a decision of each country after evaluating “risks and benefits,” he said.
The director of WHO-Europe pointed out as “key” to maintain protection for vulnerable groups, increase vaccination, including the third dose; invest in virus control measures and be ready to react in the event of a new wave of contagion.
The expansion of the BA2 variant of omicron requires “careful” monitoring, according to the WHO, although everything indicates that it has a similar effect in terms of severity despite apparently being more transmissible.
The director of WHO-Europe, Hans Kluge. EFE/EPA/IDA GULDBAEK ARENTSEN
