Energy & Mining

Toward a Renewable Future

Focus: Diversification

A diversified economy is seen as one of the main ways to protect a country from global economic shocks. Colombia's mining and energy sector is looking to take the lead.

Culture & Tourism

Let’s Get Thinking

Focus: Creative Content in Colombia

Traditional manufacturing will be superseded by creative content development sooner rather than later in Colombia.

Education

No Recess

Focus: Online education in Colombia

The absence of face-to-face education during the pandemic has mobilized the education and IT sectors in Colombia to come up with novel ways for remote education, which will have a lasting impact on the democratization of education in the coming years.

Health

Prioritizing Health

Focus: COVID-19 in Colombia

Thanks to its well-developed healthcare infrastructure, Colombia is putting up a good fight against the pandemic, though many lives have been lost.

Transport

EV or not to EV

Focus: Paving the way for electric vehicles

Vehicles in Colombia will increasingly go electric over the next decade, while clean energies are also becoming the main sources of power generation in the country.

Agriculture

Good to Grow

Focus: Betting on agriculture

Colombia's rich soil and ideal climate make agricultural enterprises profitable and investment worthy.

Real Estate & Construction

A Solid Performer

Focus: A vehicle of economic development

Colombia's housing sector was almost unaffected by the pandemic and will continue to drive the economy forward for the next few decades.

Telecoms & IT

We Can Help

Focus: Outsourcing employment

Colombia is becoming the world's next major BPO hub.

Telecoms & IT

The Booming of Entrepreneurship: What to Expect in the Upcoming Years in Colombia

Communiqué

Daniel Acosta Guevara is the Co-founder and Head of Innovation of Legalnova* (legalnova.co). A high-tech professor in Colombia, he is a board member of the Colombian Association of Legal tech (alt+co). He holds an MSc in innovation management and entrepreneurship from the University of Manchester and is an international speaker and writer in entrepreneurship, legal innovation, digital transformation, and legal tech.

Industry

Building back better

Focus: Attracting multinational companies

Boasting the fourth-largest economy and the third-largest population in Latin America, Colombia is gaining prominence as a key partner for multinationals interested in near-shoring more of their operations.

Finance

A Rising Tide

Focus: The economic rationale for social investment

Colombia is implementing a variety of programs of social uplift, from investments in public housing to raising financial inclusion.

Green Economy

Investing Abroad Considering the Forthcoming Elections in Colombia and Its Political Landscape

Communiqué

Fabian Acosta Guevara is the Co-founder and Head of Legal of Legalnova* (legalnova.co). International tax law professor in Colombia. LLM in International Taxation of the International Tax Center (The University of Leiden, The Netherlands). International speaker and writer in tax planning, tax consultancy, transfer pricing, and legal tech.

Green Economy

Building on the Foundations

Focus: Sustainable production

As Colombia's brand image as a global hub improves rapidly, the country is taking eco-friendly practices more seriously.

Diplomacy

Quality and Quantity

Focus: Exporting successful policy frameworks

Urban sprawl is the bane of many emerging markets, where needs-must economics result in irregular residential development that inevitably runs into problems with utilities and legal status.

Economy

Colombia & the OECD

Article: Challenges and Successes

Babak Babali

Economy

Venezuelans in Colombia

Article: Refugee Situation in 2020

TBY

Energy

Inching toward a state of right

Focus

Mining companies have a unique opportunity to help improve Colombia's health, education, and transport infrastructure, something they must do without pause if they are to help the government and industry gain the country's trust.

Energy

Piercing the fold

Focus

Just when the Colombia Petroleum Association seemed on the verge of convincing the Council of State to approve aggressive new fracking pilots, a collapse in global oil prices complicated the country's bid for long-term energy independence.

Economy

A sea breeze

Focus

The Caribbean region, and specifically the Atlántico department, is gearing up to drive the country's economic fortune forward.

Telecoms & IT

Slowly but surely

Focus

Colombia has taken important initiatives in recent decades to promote digital transformation, including plans to ensure that the opportunities and benefits of digitalization are shared throughout the economy and across all segments of society.