The tariffs imposed by Donald Trump appear to violate the principles and explicit terms of the longstanding bilateral free trade agreement between Colombia and the US.
"It is important for investors to be able to distinguish between the signal and the noise when it comes to Petro and judging by the market reaction, they still don't have a good read on the government."
84.5% of what Colombia exports to the world in non-mining, non fuel products goes to countries with which the country has a current free trade agreement. Today there are 17 bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with approximately 65 countries. Growth in exports to these...
As companies shift their location strategy from Asia to the nearshore, Cali, Valle del Cauca and Southwest Colombia provide options to be considered, says Alejandro Ossa, executive director of Invest Pacific
Three years after the Free Trade Agreement was ratified and put into effect between the US and Colombia, both sides are already seeing tangible benefits. Vital in managing the trade relations between the two countries, the US Commercial Service works out of the United States...