Millennium Board

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Ministry of Foreign Trade ANGELA MARIA OROZCO Minister Cartagena de Indias, February 15th, 2002 Foreign Trade

Agenda: 

Agenda Ten years long term policy Export Promotion Policy Colombian Exports Performance Challenges

- Strategic Exports Program- Productivity and Competitiveness Policy: 

- Strategic Exports Program - Productivity and Competitiveness Policy Ten years long term policy

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Strategic Exports Program 1. To incrase and diversify the exportable offer of goods and services as fuction of world demand and local supply 2. To attract foreing investment to directly promote exports 3. To incraase productivity so the export activity becomes more competitive 4. To regionalize exportable supplies 5. To develop a solid export culture

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Productivity and competitiveness policy 1999-2009 1. Strengthen Value Added Industrial Sectors 2. National encounters of Productivity and Competitiveness (6 meetings) 2. Colombia Competes Network 3. Export Competitiveness Agreements (30 agreements) 4. Identification of Regional Competitive Advantages 5. National Productivity Center 6. EXPOPYME (Microindustry Exports Promotion) 7. Quality Guarantee Program 8. International Business Scholarship 9. Young Exporters (Innovative Exports Promotion)

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Global competitiveness index Colombia relative position Fuente: Foro Económico Mundial 1994-2001 % of upper countries Source: WEF

Export Promotion Policy: 

Export Promotion Policy Information and Basic Training Basic Suppport Services and Logistics Trade advisory, follow up and financial support

Information and Basic Training: 

Information and Basic Training Source: Proexport INTELEXPORT : Market Intelligence System

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Basic Suppport Services and Logistics: Quality Assurance Program ( ISO9000) Companies served by de program Source: Proexport

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Expopyme Program Trade advisory, follow up and financial support Source: Proexport

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Market Diversification Source: Proexport

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Colombia is the leader of Export Promotion in the region Export Promotion Policy 2000 ( Top score is 7) Source: WEF

Colombian Exports Performance: 

Colombian Exports Performance

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Colombian Exports (annual growth) Source: DANE

Industrial Exports 2001(annual growth): 

Industrial Exports 2001 (annual growth) Source: DANE

Industrial Exports 2001(annual growth): 

Industrial Exports 2001 (annual growth) Source: DANE

Policy Impact: Export Competitiveness Agreements: 

Policy Impact: Export Competitiveness Agreements Annual Growth of Exports Source: DANE (US$5,673 mill) (US$6,499 mill)

Policy Impact: Share of Non Traditional Exports: 

Policy Impact: Share of Non Traditional Exports Source: DANE US$6,499 mill US$4,819 mill

Challenges: Recover exchange rate competitiveness: 

Challenges: Recover exchange rate competitiveness Change of bilateral real exchange rate index during the last year (dec-00 / jan-02) Source: Central Bank

Challenges: 

Challenges Diversification Value Added Exports Markets Europe Strategic Exports Plan Asia Strategic Exports Plan ATPA Negociations Team ALCA OMC Andean Comunity

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Ministry of Foreign Trade Marta Lucía Ramírez Minister Cartagena de Indias, February 15th, 2002 Foreign Trade