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CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT REPORT PROEXPORT
COLOMBIA JULY 2007
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• FOREIGN INVESTMENT

March 2007
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Total Investment Flows
FDI Flows in Colombia (2002- QI 2007) US
millions

• According to data provided by the technical
  department of Banco de la República (Central
  Bank), foreign direct investment (FDI) in
  Colombia over the first three months of 2007
  totaled US 2,342, equivalent to a 100 increase
  over the same time period the previous year.
• The Central Bank also revised the 2006 total
  upward to US 6,462.9 million, from US 6,295
  million which had been reported earlier. The
  total for 2005 was also corrected with a slight
  reduction to US 10,240 million.

Provisional data for 2003 - 2004 preliminary
data for 2005-2006. Source Balance of Payments,
Banco de la República (Central Bank)
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Distribution and performance by sector
FDI flows by main economic sectors (QI 2007)
of total

• Of the US 2,342 million received in the first
  quarter of the year, US 871 million were
  invested in the Manufacturing sector, equivalent
  to 37.2 of the total, which is a 17-point
  increase compared to the same time period in
  2006.
• Petroleum, with a 24.9 share of the total,
  posted an 82 increased compared to 2006, from
  US 320 million to US 583 million.
• Mining and quarrying, with US 404 million, was
  the third-largest sector in 2007 however, it
  posted a 4 reduction compared to the US 423
  million of investment inflows in the first three
  months of 2006.
• Retailing, Restaurants Hotels accounted for
  11.4 of total FDI in the first quarter of 2007,
  receiving US 268 million, followed by Transport,
  Warehousing Communications (6.2).

TOTAL US 2,342 MILLION
Source Balance of payments, Banco de la
República (Central Bank)
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Growth by sector
Sectors with highest increases or reductions (QI
2006- QI 2007) increase or decrease

• Manufacturing After receiving US 197 million in
  the first quarter last year, the manufacturing
  sector received US 871 million in this time
  period, making it the most dynamic sector of the
  quarter.
• The Retailing, Restaurants and Hotels sector
  posted growth of 51, reaching a total of US 268
  million as of March 2007.
• The petroleum sector increased its FDI inflows by
  81.9 from US 320 million to US 583 million.
  According to ANH, as of March 2007, 3 technical
  evaluation (TEA) and 4 exploration and production
  contracts had been signed
• The only sector that posted a decrease in
  investment inflows was Mining quarrying, with a
  4.5 reduction.
• The Financial services, community services,
  agriculture and hunting and electricity sectors
  posted positive inflows during 2007, after
  reporting negative inflows the previous time
  period, which means that there were no sectors
  with disinvestment during the first quarter of
  2007.

343
Source Balance of Payments, Banco de la
República (Central Bank) Only growth between
positive numbers is taken
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FDI flows by country
FDI Flows by Country (QI 2007) of Total

• Brazil, with US 504.5 million, was the largest
  source of foreign investment during the first
  three months of the year, driven mainly by the
  purchase of Acerías Paz del Río by Votorantim.
• United States is in second place, with 27.7 of
  total FDI in Colombia. The largest investment to
  date is the acquisition of 39.3 of Colpatria by
  GE money.
• Some of the largest investors from the region are
  Panama with a total of US 107 million and
  Venezuela with US 4.3 million

TOTAL US 1,493.9 MILLION
Source Balance of payments, Banco de la
República (Central Bank) Not including
reinvested profits or investments in the
petroleum sector
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Main cases and announcements by sector QI 2007
Source Collection of cases published in the main
national and international mass media
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Main cases and announcements by sector QI 2007
Source Collection of cases published in the main
national and international mass media
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Main cases and announcements by sector QI 2007
Source Collection of cases published in the main
national and international mass media