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Relevant Government Officials |
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| President |
Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Vice President |
Francisco Santos Calderón |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Jaime Bermúdez |
| Minister of Finance |
Oscar Iván Zuluaga Escobar |
| Minister of Defense |
Juan Manuel Santos |
| Minister of Mines and Energy |
Hernán Martínez Torres |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
Luis Guillermo Plata Páez |
| Minister of Environment |
Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez |
| Director, National Planning Department (DNP) |
Carolina Rentería Rodríguez |
| General Manager, Banco de la Republica Colombia
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José Darío Uribe Escobar |
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Economic Indicators |
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GDP
(US$ bn.) |
GDP per Capita
(US$) |
Growth
(%) |
| 1996 |
97 |
2,473 |
2.1 |
| 2006* |
136 |
2,908 |
6.8 |
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* Estimate |
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Bogota, Colombia
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Industries |
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agriculture (coffee, bananas and other tropical fruits, sugarcane, potato, rice),
mining (petroleum, coal, gold, emeralds)
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Major Trading Partners (IMF, 2005) |
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Export: (1) United States, (2) Venezuela, (3) Ecuador, (4) Peru
Import: (1) United States, (2) Venezuela, (3) Mexico, (4) Brazil
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Trade with Japan (JETRO, 2006) |
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Export to Japan: $324 million
Commodities: coffee, emeralds, coal, cut flowers |
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Import from Japan: $945 million
Commodities: automobiles, transport and electric equipments, steel
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Foreign Direct Investment in Colombia, Top Source of Countries |
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(1) United States, (2) Bermuda, (3) British Virgin Islands, (4) Spain, (5) Panama
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Foreign Direct Investments in Colombia by Japanese Companies
(JETRO, FY 1951 ~ 2004 cumulative total) |
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$242 million
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OECD Country Risk Premium Category (As of April 2007) |
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Category 4 (risk premium: 7.74%)
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Loan and Equity Participation Outstanding (As of March 31, 2007) |
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International Financial Operations:
Numbers: 4
Total: JPY 7.9 billion
Overseas Economic Cooperation Operations:
Numbers: 2
Total: JPY 9.3 billion
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Recent Press Releases |
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2005.12.19 |
Guarantee for Private Placement Yen-Denominated Foreign Bonds Issued by the Colombian Government: First Guarantee for A Non-Asian Issuer /Supporting Colombia to Return to the Tokyo Market |
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