{"id":31421,"date":"2025-09-03T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/colombia-connects-with-asia-at-the-colombia-the-country-of-beauty-business-matchmaking-forum-in-osaka-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T06:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:35:51","slug":"colombia-connects-with-asia-at-the-colombia-the-country-of-beauty-business-matchmaking-forum-in-osaka-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=31421","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Connects with Asia at the “Colombia, the Country of Beauty” Business Matchmaking Forum in Osaka 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colombia<\/span> arrives in Japan<\/span> for the first time with its main internationalization initiative: ProColombia’s International Business Matchmaking Forum at the Expo Hall of Expo Osaka 2025, one of the world’s most important business and promotion platforms.<\/i><\/p>\n

OSAKA, Japan<\/span><\/span>, Sept. 3, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — The event brings together more than 200 participants, including exporters, buyers, and investors, positioning Asia<\/span> as a key destination for Colombia’s<\/span> non-mining exports and as a source of foreign direct investment.<\/p>\n

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A total of 450 business meetings will be held, featuring 62 Colombian exporters from the Agri-food, Fashion, Metalworking, 4.0 Industries, and Chemicals & Life Sciences sectors, representing 18 regions across the country.<\/p>\n

“This is a landmark step in President Gustavo Petro’s<\/span> strategy to diversify the economy, as it allows us to showcase the quality of our products and strengthen Colombia<\/span> as a trading partner for Asia<\/span>,” said Diana Marcela Morales<\/span>, Minister of Trade, Industry,\u00a0and\u00a0Tourism.<\/p>\n

“This event reaffirms our commitment to bringing regional products to international platforms, diversifying markets, attracting investment, and consolidating Colombia<\/span> as a reliable and competitive supplier,” said Carmen Caballero<\/span>, President of ProColombia, the promotion agency of the country.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/span> leads the international delegation with 39 buyers, followed by South Korea<\/span> (10) and China<\/span> (9). In addition, 11 investors from Japan<\/span>, China<\/span>, and South Korea<\/span> will also participate.<\/p>\n

This business matchmaking forum opens new opportunities for Colombian entrepreneurs and highlights the country’s presence at Expo Osaka 2025, where Colombia’s<\/span> pavilion invites visitors on a journey guided by water as a symbol of life\u2014featuring settings inspired by snow-capped peaks, the atmosphere of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude<\/i> (Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez), and the country’s six tourism regions.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/span> and Colombia<\/span> in Numbers<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2024, Colombia’s<\/span> non-mining exports to Japan<\/span> totaled USD $293.4 million<\/span>, up 3.3% compared to 2023. The main exports were green coffee, fresh flowers, coffee derivatives, fungicides, and electrical devices. By January 2025<\/span>, exports to Japan<\/span> reached USD $28.4 million<\/span>, a 5% increase compared to the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n

Between 2000 and 2024, Japanese investment in Colombia<\/span> totaled USD $766.9 million<\/span>. Japan<\/span> is currently Colombia’s<\/span> third-largest Asian investor, after China<\/span> and India<\/span>, with more than 45 Japanese companies established in the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Colombia<\/span> arrives in Japan<\/span> for the first time with its main internationalization initiative: ProColombia’s International Business Matchmaking Forum at the Expo Hall of Expo Osaka 2025, one of the world’s most important business and promotion platforms.<\/i><\/p>\n

OSAKA, Japan<\/span><\/span>, Sept. 3, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — The event brings together more than 200 participants, including exporters, buyers, and investors, positioning Asia<\/span> as a key destination for Colombia’s<\/span> non-mining exports and as a source of foreign direct investment.<\/p>\n

\"PROCOLOMBIA_Carmen_Caballero\"<\/a>
PROCOLOMBIA_Carmen_Caballero<\/span> <\/div>\n

A total of 450 business meetings will be held, featuring 62 Colombian exporters from the Agri-food, Fashion, Metalworking, 4.0 Industries, and Chemicals & Life Sciences sectors, representing 18 regions across the country.<\/p>\n

“This is a landmark step in President Gustavo Petro’s<\/span> strategy to diversify the economy, as it allows us to showcase the quality of our products and strengthen Colombia<\/span> as a trading partner for Asia<\/span>,” said Diana Marcela Morales<\/span>, Minister of Trade, Industry,\u00a0and\u00a0Tourism.<\/p>\n

“This event reaffirms our commitment to bringing regional products to international platforms, diversifying markets, attracting investment, and consolidating Colombia<\/span> as a reliable and competitive supplier,” said Carmen Caballero<\/span>, President of ProColombia, the promotion agency of the country.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/span> leads the international delegation with 39 buyers, followed by South Korea<\/span> (10) and China<\/span> (9). In addition, 11 investors from Japan<\/span>, China<\/span>, and South Korea<\/span> will also participate.<\/p>\n

This business matchmaking forum opens new opportunities for Colombian entrepreneurs and highlights the country’s presence at Expo Osaka 2025, where Colombia’s<\/span> pavilion invites visitors on a journey guided by water as a symbol of life\u2014featuring settings inspired by snow-capped peaks, the atmosphere of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude<\/i> (Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez), and the country’s six tourism regions.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/span> and Colombia<\/span> in Numbers<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2024, Colombia’s<\/span> non-mining exports to Japan<\/span> totaled USD $293.4 million<\/span>, up 3.3% compared to 2023. The main exports were green coffee, fresh flowers, coffee derivatives, fungicides, and electrical devices. By January 2025<\/span>, exports to Japan<\/span> reached USD $28.4 million<\/span>, a 5% increase compared to the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n

Between 2000 and 2024, Japanese investment in Colombia<\/span> totaled USD $766.9 million<\/span>. Japan<\/span> is currently Colombia’s<\/span> third-largest Asian investor, after China<\/span> and India<\/span>, with more than 45 Japanese companies established in the country.<\/p>\n

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