Energía, seguridad jurídica, gasto eficiente y exportaciones: la ruta de Corfi para la remontada económica en 2026 Colombia’s economy is likened to a soccer match where the country is trailing but has a chance to recover by organizing its strategy better, particularly by prioritizing investment. While internal consumption has shown positive signs, external vulnerabilities due to global trade tensions and domestic fiscal issues pose significant risks. To achieve a lasting recovery, structural issues like legal insecurity, fiscal deficits, and energy sovereignty need to be addressed.

• Colombia’s economy is perceived as being behind but with potential for recovery, similar to a soccer team trailing but capable of a comeback.
• Experts from Corficolombiana highlight that investment is the country’s ‘star player’ but remains underutilized.
• External challenges include ongoing confrontation between China and the US, making Colombia the second most exposed Latin American economy to trade shocks.
• Internal positive signals include growth in GDP driven by consumption, consolidated remittances surpassing oil as a source of foreign currency, and a strong coffee bonanza.
• Risks persist with inflation expectations rising, pressure from wage discussions, and a widening fiscal deficit projected to increase.
• Structural issues hindering investment include legal and physical insecurity, fiscal deterioration, energy sovereignty deficits, high risk premiums, and declining competitiveness.
• A proposed roadmap includes increasing investment to 22% of GDP, fiscal adjustment, recovering energy sovereignty, and streamlining licensing processes.
• Revitalizing the housing sector is seen as crucial, as it drives numerous other productive chains and could be the key to economic recovery. https://nicaragua-hub.syndichain.com/articles/49925b8c-467f-4ccb-bc36-30682f53f702 https://www.portafolio.co/economia/crecimiento/energia-seguridad-juridica-gasto-eficiente-y-exportaciones-la-ruta-de-corfi-para-la-remontada-economica-en-484189