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Over 50 representatives from the main companies in Mexico and the media from that country attended the Seminar on Investment in Regions and Duty Free Zones in Colombia, organized by PROCOLOMBIA.

The competitive advantages and facilities offered by Colombia to new investors were presented during the seminar, as well as the various incentives and different types of Duty Free zones, which represent several options to cover the needs of each company; Also, tax benefits and the possibility to find qualified professionals upon the establishment of your business.

A group of journalists from Guatevision from Guatemala, and Ecuavisa from Ecuador, are touring the Under-20 Soccer World Cup host cities to show their viewers the tourist options the visitors from their home countries will have while accompanying their national teams during the sporting event.

Since the past 10th of June, and until the 20th of the same month, the television channels with the highest ratings in their countries will produce the coverage shows prior to the championship.

Colombia was designated as the host country of the World Apparel Convention in 2014, making it the second Latin American country to host this, one of the most important events in the apparel industry in the world.

The convention is arranged every year by the International Apparel Federation (IAF), with over 200 representatives attending from the textile industry, including distributors, clothing manufacturers, experts and designers, with the presence of the international press from over 20 countries.

This is the first trade agreement for Colombia with a developed country, allowing consumers to get goods and services from domestic producers in both countries at preferential conditions. The new FTA, originally approved in 2010, also marks Colombia’s first free trade agreement in North America.