With more than 1000 km of coastline on its northern and western borders, as well as its proximity to the Panama Canal, Colombia enjoys strategic access to key export markets and maritime thoroughfares. Encouraged by domestic economic growth and an increasing number of free trade agreements with key trading partners, a number of ports are seeking to...
Low-income housing has long been stigmatised by false conceptions of small profit margins and unattractive architecture. However, Colombia’s large unsatisfied demand for homes has encouraged the public and private sectors to shift attention towards this segment with innovative project proposals that aim to bypass common setbacks within the sector...
Amid a general economic slowdown, the government has applied several strategies to tackle key industrial deficiencies and strengthen productive practices. Aside from the major stimulus package announced in April 2013 to inject resources into industrial activities, a permanent initiative using less conventional tactics has been operating successfully...
With only 1000 km of two-lane highways, what are your plans to extend the road network?
Cheap, plentiful energy has long been a precondition of the industrial age. In recent years though, conventional reserves of fossil fuels such as oil and gas have been steadily dwindling. With renewables not yet sufficiently developed to end dependence on these resources, the world faced a stark choice: either return to more hazardous and more...
What is being done to facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) in the energy and mining sectors?
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