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Video: Bogota 2015 – Colombian Trade Performance and Free Trade Agreements

Speakers:

  • Sergio Clavijo, President, ANIF (moderator)
  • Kevin Whitaker, United States Ambassador to Colombia
  • Kurt Kunz, Swiss Ambassador to Colombia
  • Eduardo Muñoz, Vice Minister of Trade, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism

The U.S. and Swiss ambassadors discussed their respective country's free-trade agreements with Colombia, while the Colombian vice minister of trade gave an overview of the country's overall comercial balance. Colombia's petroleum exports dominate its comercial ties, and with the drop in oil prices, panelists discussed how the country could diversify its trade portfolio.

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