How Colombia's Economic Outlook Puts Pressure on the Peace Deal
How Colombia's Economic Outlook Puts Pressure on the Peace Deal
By
Leonardo Villar
Developing rural areas will be hard – and expensive. How will Colombia pay for it?
This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia
As far as the greater good is concerned, the benefits of Colombia’s peace deal are hard to deny. After more than half a century of war — and despite remaining divisions in Colombian society — one of the largest obstacles to long-term prosperity has been removed.
But reaping the economic benefits of peace — and securing the investment required to make sure it lasts — will not be easy.
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