Nuevo mapa global
Director de Portafolio28.11.2025 00:03 Actualizado: 28.11.2025 09:12

TL;DR
- Global merchandise trade is projected to grow by only 3% in 2025, indicating a slowdown from previous expansion cycles.
- The world is moving from globalization to fragmentation, with trade reorganizing around like-minded blocs due to concerns about security, energy certainty, and political affinities.
- The US is leading the adaptation with significant investment in strategic manufacturing and energy, attracting companies relocating from Asia.
- Mexico has become the US's primary trading partner, benefiting from nearshoring.
- China is accelerating its self-sufficiency strategy, increasing local content in manufacturing and directing investments towards Asia and Africa.
- Europe is also investing heavily in reindustrialization and securing clean energy and reliable suppliers.
- Latin America's participation in global trade has declined, and its capacity to attract advanced manufacturing is minimal.
- CEPAL warns that the window for Latin America to integrate into new production chains will narrow significantly after 2026.
- Latin American countries have historically failed to act as a unified market, leading to fragmented economies and reduced bargaining power.
- Colombia faces significant risks due to regulatory uncertainty, infrastructure deficits, declining investor confidence, and a lack of economic foreign policy.
- Without a clear strategy connecting its energy matrix, talent, and geography to new value chains, Colombia risks missing a major opportunity.