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“We have an extraordinary opportunity in the Latin American market for Unisys to follow a path of growth and expansion," said Almeida.

"RPA is the cornerstone to this next wave of transformation," says Felix Massun, CEO of Latin America for Symphony Ventures.

Last July, the IMF forecasted Colombia's GDP to grow by 3.0% in 2017. In October, that figure fell to 2.7% then, in April, it was cut again to 2.3%. Now it sits at 2.0%.

While the rest of Latin America is going one way, Colombia is still lagging behind. Only Ecuador, with a 6.1% drop in the first quarter, performed worse.

Best known in Colombia for its Jumbo brand of hypermarkets, the company's large regional presence highlights its financial stability.

Though a new ambassador has yet to be appointed, the position will be overseen by Rachel Brazier until a formal replacement is made.

"Latin American economies remain vulnerable to a sharp deceleration in the Chinese economy and its knock-on effects in commodity prices," said Rui J. Pereira of Fitch Ratings.

The perception of security in Colombia is better than the three other largest countries in Latin America: Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.

The stars of this year's show are the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” jets brought by the United States and the skywriting “Smoke Squadron” of Brazil.

"The next administrations in both Chile and Colombia will face challenges to achieving fiscal consolidation," said Fitch.