• This US company invested in the expansion of its local manufacturing capacity

• This Spanish call center began operations in 2009 to serve domestic and offshore clients in Spain and Latin America

• This Venezuelan manufacturer of specialized containers established a manufacturing operation in Bogota

• This Venezuelan retail pharmacy chain entered the Colombian market

• Fronpeca, a Spanish construction company, built a NH Hotel in Bogota

• This German consumer and industrial products manufacturer expanded its production plant in Bogota to serve regional markets

• This Indian pharmaceutical company established a logistics and sales operations to serve the Colombian and regional market

• This Venezuelan audiovisual production company established operations in Bogota

• MSB, a US publishing company, set up a graphic design operation in Bogota for US clients

• This Argentinean company established a call center to serve Colombian and offshore clients; subsequently, the company was purchased by ACS, a US outsourcer

• This Spanish software development company recently expanded operations in Bogota in order to continue serving domestic and offshore clients in Spain and Latin America

• This Mexican retailer entered the Colombian market

• Grupo Roble, a Salvadorian real estate company, invested in two Marriott hotels and a corporate office center in Bogota

• This German company invested in the expansion of its audiology production unit

• This US company established a bilingual call center in Bogota

• This US provider of IT infrastructure opened its NAP of the Americas Bogotá in the Bogota Free Trade Zone

• This Spanish company established a call center to serve clients in Colombia and Spain

• This Venezuelan cosmetics manufacturer established a manufacturing operation in Bogota to serve the Colombian and regional markets

• This Chinese telecommunication company established a training center with the Universidad Javeriana for employees, customers and partners in Latin America

• This Spanish bank invested US$140 million during 2008 to strengthen its presence in Colombia

• This US private equity firm invested $COP232,000 billion in the acquisition of 19% of Banco BCSC

• This French retailer invested $US24 million in business expansion in 2008

• This Mexican movie theater chain invested US$5 million

• This French dairy products company invested $US20 million in a yogurt production plant in the vicinity of Bogota

• This Spanish IT and BPO provider established an operation in Bogota to serve local and regional markets

• This Chilean department store invested US$800 million in 2008

• This Mexican food and beverage company started its expansion in Colombia by establishing its first OXXO convenience store in Bogota

• This US company invested US$165 million in the acquisition of Banco Colpatria

• This Japanese truck manufacturer invested US$19.4 million in a new production plant

• This US manufacturer of health products invested US$30 million in a new plant

• This investment bank established a branch in Bogota

• This Malaysian school and office products company invested $US4 million in the purchase of the Colombian company Indistri

• The animal health division of this US pharmaceutical company established its regional headquarters in Bogota

• This French glass producer invested US$160 million in a new manufacturing facility

• This German software company invested US$3 million in a new sales and support center to serve Spanish speaking Latin America

• This Chilean software company invested US$2.9 million in a local operation

• The Dutch conglomerate Steenkolen Handeis Vereenigin (SHV) purchased a 100% share of the Makro supermarket chain

• This Mexican telecommunications company invested US$27 million in a new data center

• This Japanese vehicle manufacturer established its fully owned Colombian subsidiary in the vicinity of Bogota

• This US provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations opened a Bogota-based operation

• This US media group established a Bogota based sales and marketing operation

2

Energy

Oil and gas exploration and production of industrial and automotive lubricants; in 2007, this company invested US$5 million in an offshore marine production facility in Colombia

4

Oil

Oil and gas exploration and production operations; the company's Andean HQ are in Bogota; it employs 500 people in Colombia

6

Energy

Produces 60% of all gas in Colombia; operates the third largest network of gas stations in Colombia

7

Insurances

Owns one of the country's employee pension funds (AFP)

9

Automotive

Produces cars and trucks for domestic and export markets in its Bogota assembly plant

12

Technology, media, and finance services

GE Money invested $US165 million in the acquisition of Banco Colpatria

17

Finance services

Commercial banking operation; the Bogota call center supports retail and corporate banking clients in Spain and Latin America

20

Finance services

Commercial banking operation

33

Supermarkets

Started operations in Colombia in 1998; the company owns 80 supermarkets and employs over 9,200 people

37

Telecommunications, energy and healthcare

Recently invested €70 million in a state of the art manufacturing facility in the vicinity of Bogota to produce transformers, motors and hearing aids

41

Hardware

The company's Bogota call center provides support to clients throughout Latin America; the company recently set up a regional sales processing center

58

Finance services

Commercial banking operation

63

Energy

Upstream and downstream activities

73

Chemical

Produces agroindustrial products

76

Telecommunications

Major domestic telecommunications operation

79

Beauty, Health and Wellness

Manufactures personal care products in Colombia