Luis Fernando Mejia offers a candid view of the nation's competitive challenges, the cloud of corruption that Odebrecht has created, and the future of regulations in Colombia.
Funds for sanitation, water, health, and education "will bring dignified living conditions to the population," said Buenaventura Mayor Eliécer Arboleda Torres.
With Mexican pension funds now subject a 0% tax rate, Colombia's finance minister expects the incentive to "attract new resources to finance companies and projects" in the country.
The 2016 total was more than half a billion dollars above the $5.2 billion USD reported in 2015 and puts the industry second in terms of foreign revenue generation after the oil sector.
Alex Johnson of GFC Media Group called the event "a must-attend for anyone wanting to meet and do business with the region’s senior-level market makers."