Why Colombia is one of the most attractive countries to invest

The KPMG consultancy report ‘In an uncertain world, Latam M&A is on the rise’, reveals that, despite global inflation, Latin America continues to be very important for investment and world economic development.

(See: Analysis: Is the Colombian economy improving or at what point is it?).

According to the data collected by the survey, in which nearly 400 executives from 14 different countries around the world participated, 45% of companies and investors believe that the opportunity to Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Latin region have never been more favorable than now.

(See: Explanation of the Banrep and the Ministry of Finance to maintain rates at 13.25%).

According to the report, four out of five investors rate their most recent Latin American deal as an overall success. Something that, in fact, leads experts to affirm that in the next two years there will be an increase in the purchase by private equity funds (60%), sales by private equity funds (57%) and sale of corporate carve-outs (56%).

(See: As of April, exports of non-mining goods have increased 14%).

And although experts say that the entire region is attractive in general terms, there are five countries that ‘steal’ the attention: Mexico (79%), Brazil (69%), Costa Rica (54%), Chile (53%) and Colombia (51%).

Thus, at Economicast we spoke with Martín Escobar, director at KPMG Law and Head of Private Enterprise, to understand the role of Colombia in investment and why it is one of the most attractive countries in the Latin region.

(See: Fitch reaffirmed Colombia’s rating at BB+ Stable Outlook).

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