Colombia: An opportunity for investment Luis Carlos Villegas E' President National Business Associat

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ColombiaAn opportunity for investmentLuis
Carlos Villegas E.PresidentNational Business
Association of Colombia ANDIRussia, May 2006
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ColombiaA fresh outlook
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Colombian economySustained economic growth
Manufacturing and exports have led economic growth
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Imports The positive trend in imports confirms
economic recovery The increasing rate of
capital goods imports reflects economic
investment
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EmploymentMore and better qualified jobs
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Recovery based on solid foundations
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Macroeconomic Environment

• Stable macroeconomic environment with variables
  approaching international standards
• One digit inflation rates
• Considerable decrease in interest rates
• Real exchange rate has reached high historical
  level, despite recent revaluation
• Increase in international reserves
• Fiscal deficit has decreased

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Investment
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SecurityStrong Government security policy being
succesfully enforced
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Advances in security
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COLOMBIA DEMOBILIZATION PROGRAM
Presidential term 9,425 demobilized By
guerrilla bands the statistics of demobilized
are FARC 4,642 46.3 ELN
1,265 13.4 AUC 3,287
34.9 DISSIDENCE 231 2.5 TOTAL
9,425 100
SOURCE. Ministerio de Defensa Nacional MDN
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COLOMBIA DEMOBILIZATION PROGRAM
Presidential term 30,525 demobilized By
guerrilla bands the statistics of demobilized
are AUC 30,431 99.7 FARC
94 0.4 TOTAL 30,525 100
SOURCE. Ministerio de Defensa Nacional MDN
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Legal Agenda
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Legal issues that favour investment

• Decrease in red tape procedures
• Investment stability bill
• Capital markets bill
• Pension Reform

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Summarizing Colombias advantages for the
private sector include

• Strategical location
• Macroeconomic stability
• Strong economy and sustainable economic growth
• Open economy
• Open and straightforward investment legislation
• Advances in government national security
• Greater governance
• Confidence

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