colombian investment ii – bogotá

Colombian Investment II –

Bogotá

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• If you are thinking of Latin American Investment, and investing in Colombia in particular, remember the words of Baron Rothschild.

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• This 18th century investor and banker said, “The time to buy [stocks] is when there is blood in the streets.”

• .” He was talking about 18th century wars and rebellions but his words are pertinent in the New World.

• This article is number two of a four part set about Colombian investment.

• First we have a bit about the history of the Civil War in Colombia, and then investment opportunities in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá.

The Colombian Civil War

• The current Colombian civil war has lasted from the mid 1960’s to the present. Rebels say they are fighting for the rights of the Colombian poor.

• The primary rebel group is FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia).

• The rebels primarily have occupied remote areas of the jungle, especially in the Amazon Basin with occasional forrays into the cities.

• An increasingly aggressive campaign by the Colombian government has driven FARC from the cities and forced them to cross borders into Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama in search of sanctuary.

• Despite the claim that FARC simply wants to improve the lot of poor Colombians they have been tied to drug trafficking.

• Many Colombian families can name a member of two who were assassinated by FARC for opposing extortion efforts by the rebels.

• On the other hand government allied paramilitary forces fighting FARC are also accused of drug trafficking and terrorism.

• The good news is that the conflict is settling down and Colombian Peace Talks have begun. The time has come for investing in Colombia.

The Capital City of Colombia

• Affect the accent of someone from Madrid when telling a story and a Latin American will often laugh, just at the accent.

• The same is true about a Bogotá accent for Colombians from outside of the capital city.

• Bogota lies at 8,600 feet above sea level making it the third highest city in Latin America after La Paz and Quito.

• One in every six Colombians lives in the Bogota municipal area.

• Bogotá is the seat of the Colombian national government and the economic and industrial center of Colombia.

• Bogotá accounts for a fourth of Colombia’s GDP. It is one of the largest centers of industry in Latin America.

• The city is centrally located making logistics relatively easy in this mountainous country.

• A large number of multinational companies have located in Bogotá.

• A downside to its central location is that Bogotá is not a port city, so transport of finished goods for export can be difficult.

• Telecommunications and service industry provide three fourths of all jobs in Bogotá.

• Bogota is high, cold, and not a tourist destination.

• Foreigners will not come to retire there.

• However, it is a bustling center of commerce and could be a profitable place to do business.

The Rising Colombian Peso

• The Colombian peso has outperformed all other currencies versus the US dollar in 2012.

• For those interested in offshore investment and offshore banking, Colombia may well be the place to be as its economy takes off.

• Invest in Colombia and take advantage of the rise of Colombian business prospects.

• Bank your profits in Colombia and take advantage of the rising Colombian peso.

• For more about investing in Colombia, read Colombian Investment I - The Caribbean, Colombian Investment III - The Cafetero, and Colombian Investment IV - The Amazon.

• For more questions about investing in Colombia, Panama, or throughout Latin America, visit www.RobertGirga.com.

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