Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech to 1,000 business leaders at the World Economic Forum last week with the message that the China market is still open to foreign investors, according to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek. However, FSG’s Senior Analyst…
Colombia’s Declining Oil Output Threatens Sustainability of Long-term Economic Growth
Declining oil production is a dark cloud that looms over the long-term sustainability of Colombia’s economic growth. The Latin American country’s oil output has experienced a significant downturn in 2014. In the first seven months of the year, production averaged 979…
Colombian Elections to Be Decided in Runoff, With Peace Talks Hanging in the Balance
Colombia held first-round presidential elections in late May, and while Uribe-backed opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga came out ahead of incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos, neither candidate came close to garnering 50% of the vote, necessitating a runoff. Assuming that Zuluaga is…
Colombia’s economy remains resilient despite falling commodity prices and rising social tensions
Multinationals have for years considered Colombia one of the safest long-term bets in Latin America, but over the last several months a more negative picture of the country has emerged. Colombia, much like other emerging market countries, has faced weakening external…
US-Colombia FTA Stumbles Out of the Gate, But Trade is a Marathon, not a Sprint: Highlights from FSG’s Bogota Interview with Expert Advisor Juan David Barbosa
Despite general optimism at the opportunities provided by the new US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, FSG clients have reported unwelcome delays and roadblocks in efforts to take advantage of the agreement, as noted in our recent Quarterly Market Review of Colombia.…
Latin America’s Moment: Making the Case and Capturing Opportunity
Making the Case for Latin America Has Historically Revolved around the Region’s Untapped Growth Potential Making the case for resources has long been a challenge for emerging markets executives—while emerging markets represent tremendous growth opportunities, they have historically been viewed…
PODCAST: Colombia’s Balanced Growth Model Under Strain
Listen as Frontier Strategy Group’s CEO, Richard Leggett, interviews Senior Analyst for Latin America, Antonio Martinez, regarding trends likely to impact multinationals’ performance in Colombia during Q1 2013. Key points discussed include: 1. Multinationals have seen the benefits from recent…