Colombia Invites Infrastructure Investment, But Is It Safe Enough? - Part 2 of a six-part series
Bogota, Colombia–After years of economic turmoil and social upheaval Colombia is poised to spend big to bolster its languishing infrastructure. But it isn’t going to be easy for this developing country known for its drug kingpins and jungle-based insurgents.
The government of President Alvaro Uribe has made infrastructure development a priority while hoping for a free-trade agreement with the U.S. His government is pushing dozens of major projects worth several billions of dollars. In addition, private companies, particularly those in the energy sector, are pushing multi-million dollar upgrade projects.