Colombia, among the five Latin countries with the greatest value to invest

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This was pointed out ProColombia, a state entity responsible for promoting tourism, foreign investment, non-mining exports and the image of the country, citing the results of the "Bloom Consulting" carried out by the WEF.

"This ranking is a new indicator of how the world is perceiving Colombia and the interest in doing more business with our country because of the advantages it offers as a stable market, "said the president of ProColombia, Flavia Santoro.

The executive said that to this added value is added legal certainty, incentives to entrepreneurs and regions with various options to attract foreign investment.

Thus, Colombia is behind the United States, Brazil, Canada and Mexicowhile in the world among the first 25 places of 194.

These results were presented during the summit "City Nation Place for Latin America and the Caribbean" that took place in Costa Rica and that highlights "significant improvements in all variables" of Colombia.

To calculate the progress of countries, variables such as Country Brand strategy on investment issues, "performance in line through social networks"and visits to official pages to learn about topics such as" business environment, socio-economic factors and strategic sectors ".

"As for the online presence, Colombia is in the top 10 with the main social networks for the second consecutive ranking, "says the report, cited by ProColombia.

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According to figures from the Bank of the Republic, between January and June of this year direct investment in the country reached 7,273 million dollars, which means an increase of 24.4% compared to the same period of 2018. Of this percentage, almost 60% went to non-mining energy sectors, added the information.