As part of the presidential tour of Belgium, The Government announced the arrival in the country of US$7.5 million of investment from the European country in the agribusiness, metalworking and fashion system sectors.
(Foreign investment in Bogotá in 2021 was over US$100 million).
“These foreign investment announcements are very positive news to strengthen employment and the country’s competitiveness (…) Belgium is a great ally of ours in international trade, tourism and investment, that is why we want to further strengthen our relations, at a time when that we are advancing in the reactivation”said the Minister of Commerce, María Ximena Lombana.
In addition to this announcement, from the Ministry of Commerce they commented that “presented opportunities” in sectors such as renewable energies, green hydrogen, processed foods, among others.
“We seek to attract impact investments with a high technological component that generate employment and exports by taking advantage of incentives such as mega-investments and those of our renewed free zone regime,” said Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia.
(How encouraged are Colombians to invest in 2022?).
In Colombia, firms such as Jan de Nul, Puratos, AB InBev, Bakaert, Acalis, Etex, Delta Light, Café Velvet, Procecal, Incofin, among other.
In the accumulated from 2010 to the third quarter of 2021, the total Belgian investment in the country has been US$349.5 million.
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