Colombia Connects with Asia at the"Colombia, the Country of Beauty"Business Matchmaking Forum in Osaka 2025

Colombiaarrives inJapanfor 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.

OSAKA, Japan,Sept. 3, 2025/PRNewswire/ -- The event brings together more than 200 participants, including exporters, buyers, and investors, positioningAsiaas a key destination forColombia'snon-mining exports and as a source of foreign direct investment.

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.

"This is a landmark step in PresidentGustavo Petro'sstrategy to diversify the economy, as it allows us to showcase the quality of our products and strengthenColombiaas a trading partner forAsia,"saidDiana Marcela Morales, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism.

"This event reaffirms our commitment to bringing regional products to international platforms, diversifying markets, attracting investment, and consolidatingColombiaas a reliable and competitive supplier,"saidCarmen Caballero, President of ProColombia, the promotion agency of the country.

Japanleads the international delegation with 39 buyers, followed bySouth Korea(10) andChina(9). In addition, 11 investors fromJapan,China, andSouth Koreawill also participate.

This business matchmaking forum opens new opportunities for Colombian entrepreneurs and highlights the country's presence at Expo Osaka 2025, whereColombia'spavilion invites visitors on a journey guided by water as a symbol of life—featuring settings inspired by snow-capped peaks, the atmosphere of Macondo inOne Hundred Years of Solitude(Gabriel García Márquez), and the country's six tourism regions.

JapanandColombiain Numbers

In 2024,Colombia'snon-mining exports toJapantotaled USD$293.4 million, up 3.3% compared to 2023. The main exports were green coffee, fresh flowers, coffee derivatives, fungicides, and electrical devices. ByJanuary 2025, exports toJapanreached USD$28.4 million, a 5% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Between 2000 and 2024, Japanese investment inColombiatotaled USD$766.9 million.Japanis currentlyColombia'sthird-largest Asian investor, afterChinaandIndia, with more than 45 Japanese companies established in the country.

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