Colombia, well established in the international market in the first semester

ProColombiaof the hand of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourismpresented the results of Colombia’s behavior in the international market during the first half of 2023.

As explained Carmen Caballero, President of ProColombia“there are positive numbers both in foreign investment and in exports and tourism, and what is even more important, they are figures that mean a positive impact on the sustainable growth of our territories and on more opportunities for its inhabitants and communities“.

Regarding exports, according to figures from the entitymore than 11,800 people from 27 departments of the country have been trained in foreign trade issues.

(The first farms certified in sustainable livestock in Colombia).

Additionally, 1,175 companies from 137 municipalities in 22 departments reported the start of export business of non-mining goods and services for US$1,945 million with 3,362 buyers from 113 countries. Of the companies that make up part of this group, 77% are medium and small companies (mypimes).

“In attracting foreign investment, we are also advancing steadily, as investors from 25 countries informed us of the start of 102 projects that expect to generate more than 44,000 direct and indirect jobs in the next two years in the country.“added Caballero.

(Rich countries do not reach an agreement to lower the debt of the poor).

Of the total number of projects, 15 will be focused on the energy transition through alternative energy sources such as solar and photovoltaic, thanks to investments made from countries such as Singapore, United States, China, France, Germany and Japan; 15 that aim at food sovereignty and agro-industrialization and five focused on the reindustrialization of the health sector.

Speaking of the tourism sector, ProColombia highlighted that there was a strengthening of connectivity with the country through the opening of 11 international routes from the country. Regarding the meetings industry, The entity mentions that bureaus and specialized businessmen confirmed the capture of 187 events to be held in Colombia.

The entity mentions that relations with international cooperation entities and embassies were strengthened, which, according to ProColombia, It will help open more commercial and cooperation spaces for the country’s MSMEs.

(Petro’s proposal to develop a ‘climate Marshall Plan’).

Among the entities that signed memorandums of understanding are: ProCuba, the Swiss Import Promotion Desk of Switzerland, and ICE- (International Promotion Agency of Italy). It is also making progress in perfecting memorandums with entities such as ProEcuador, Invest Minas from Brazil, JAMPRO from Jamaica and Invest Turkey from Turkey.

Likewise, ProColombia assured that alliances and projects were consolidated with international organizations such as European Union (through its European Green AL-INVEST Program) and Cowater Canada’s Expert Deployment Mechanism.

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