The Colombian economist María Luisa Chiappe was appointed as the new president of the Colombo-Venezuelan Chamber (CCV), the institution’s board of directors announced Thursday.
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Chiappe returns to the position he held for six years, until January 2009, when he was appointed as Colombian ambassador in Caracas. In his resume he also highlights having directed the Banking Superintendence (current Financial Superintendence); director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) and president of Asoenergía.
In a press release, the institution points out that his previous period in the presidency of the Chamber “coincided with the best moment of bilateral trade relations”, when in 2008 the exports of pColombian products reached US$6.1 billion, reaching their highest level. At that time, Venezuela was the first Colombian commercial partner in the line of manufactures.
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Now, the return of the diplomat to the CCV coincides with the normalization of diplomatic relations between Bogotá and Caracas, one of the government promises made by President Gustavo Petro during his campaign. This rapprochement between the parties led to the commercial reopening of the border between Norte de Santander and Táchira which will materialize this Monday, September 26, as well as the return of air connections between the capitals.
“The reopening of the border will allow the reconstruction of the economic relationship between Colombia and Venezuela. Entrepreneurs are very optimistic about this new perspective, since this new scenario that will become a reality starting next Monday will allow for a substantial increase in trade, with significant positive impacts on production, trade and employment.”, pointed out María Luisa Chiappe.
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