Tag: world economic forum
Colombia focused on spending cuts, reducing current account gap: Finance minister
Colombia’s finance minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Friday the government was focused on...
Colombia the international benchmark in entrepreneurship: World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum ranked Colombia as an international leader in entrepreneurship. According...
Colombia will host 2016 World Economic Forum on Latin America
Colombia has been selected as the host for the Latin American leg of the World Economic Forum in...
Colombia jumps in World Economic Forum competitiveness index
The World Economic Forum raised Colombia three places in its annual competitiveness index, making...
Global consensus on drug policy needed, Santos stresses
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday called on world leaders to heighten...
Santos arrives in Switzerland to talk peace, drugs and investment with world leaders
President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos arrives in Davos, Switzerland today, where he is one of...
World Bank president to visit Colombia in 2013
While taking part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland, Colombia’s finance minister on Friday confirmed that the president of the World Bank will visit Colombia in mid-2013. Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas...
Colombia decries protectionism, currency war
Colombia’s finance minister on Wednesday criticized protectionism and an international currency war at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “There is great political pressure on governments to be protectionist due to...
Colombia ranks 6th worldwide in transition to sustainable energy: World Economic Forum
Colombia ranked sixth worldwide in the transition to a sustainable energy model, according to the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum report judged 105 countries [on a scale of 0 to 1] by assessing their “energy...
Colombia’s economic ‘competitiveness’ in decline
Colombia’s competitiveness rating has declined despite a rising GDP, according to experts. A recent report from the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC), a non-profit organization that analyzes the economic challenges...
Terrorism cost to business in Colombia is worst in the world
According to the new World Economic Forum Competitiveness Report, the biggest challenge to Colombia’s competitiveness is terrorism, followed closely by organized crime and violence. Colombia ranks worst out of 144...
Colombia drops in world tourism rankings
Colombia falls five places to 77 on the world tourism scale, despite a steady increase in international visitors, according to the 2011 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index compiled by the World Economic Forum. While the...
