Colombia has a wide participation of entities that accompany the foreign direct investment cycle throughout the different sectors of the economy. Below is a list with each of them:
The Bank of the Republic is a government agency, which exercises central banking functions. According to the Constitution, the main objective of monetary policy is to preserve the purchasing power of the currency. In the exercise of this function, it adopts the policy measures it deems necessary to regulate the liquidity of the economy and facilitate the normal functioning of the payment system, ensuring the stability of the value of the currency.
The Bank of the Republic is a government agency, which exercises central banking functions. According to the Constitution, the main objective of monetary policy is to preserve the purchasing power of the currency. In the exercise of this function, it adopts the policy measures it deems necessary to regulate the liquidity of the economy and facilitate the normal functioning of the payment system, ensuring the stability of the value of the currency.
The purpose of the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, is to contribute to the sustained development of the agricultural, fishing and aquaculture sector, through the prevention, surveillance and control of sanitary, biological and chemical risks for animal and plant species, applied research and the administration, research and management of fishing and aquaculture resources, in order to protect the health of people, animals and plants and ensure the conditions of trade.
The Special Administrative Unit Migration Colombia, is the authority in charge of exercising immigration and alien control, within the framework of the sovereignty of the Colombian State.
Depending on the characteristics of the project, the entity may be the ANLA or the regional corporation.
The National Environmental Licensing Authority ANLA is in charge of ensuring that projects, works or activities subject to environmental licensing, permits or procedures comply with environmental regulations, in such a way that they contribute to the sustainable development of the country.
The Regional Autonomous and Sustainable Development Corporations in Colombia are the first environmental authority at the regional level. They are charged by law with managing the environment, renewable natural resources and sustainable development within their area of jurisdiction.
The general system of occupational risks in Colombia are the public and private entities aimed at preventing and protecting workers from the effects of diseases and accidents that may occur on occasion or as a result of the work they perform called occupational risk.
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism supports business activity, production of goods, services and technology, as well as tourism management in the regions of the country to improve their competitiveness and sustainability and encourage the generation of greater added value.
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is the highest environmental and renewable natural resources entity, in charge of guiding and regulating the environmental planning of the territory and defining the policies and regulations for the recovery, conservation, protection, planning, management, use and sustainable exploitation of the nation's renewable natural resources and environment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the entity in charge of directing and coordinating Colombia's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
Institution in charge of planning, research, ordering, promotion, regulation, registration, information, inspection, surveillance and control of fishing and aquaculture activities.
INVIMA, the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance, is a technical-scientific surveillance and control entity that works for the protection of the individual and collective health of Colombians and seeks the application of sanitary standards in the consumption and use of food, drugs, medical devices and other products subject to sanitary surveillance.
The purpose of the Special Administrative Unit of the National Tax and Customs Directorate -DIAN- is to help guarantee the fiscal security of the Colombian State and the protection of the national economic public order, through the administration and control of compliance with tax and customs obligations, among others.
They are the institutions organized for the prevention, attention and control of fires, the preparations and attention of rescues and the attention of incidents with hazardous materials.
The Colombian Pension and Severance Fund Management Companies (AFP) are private financial institutions in charge of managing pension funds and plans in case of old age, disability, and death of the worker.
Family Compensation Funds (Cajas de Compensación Familiar) are entities created to improve the quality of life of the families of Colombian workers, through the management and delivery of subsidies and services.
Financial entity that operates in Colombia and offers the investor the service of opening and managing a bank account. They are under the supervision of the Financial Superintendence of Colombia.
They are the administrators of the Multi-User Free Trade Zones (legally called permanent free trade zones) in which multiple new companies are installed and enjoy special tax and customs treatment.
A health promoting entity is a company of the Colombian Health System, which provides medical services.
Local legal advisory firm in administrative, civil, commercial, private and procedural law.
The registration of real estate property is a public service provided by the State by officials called Registrars of Public Instruments.
The Regional Autonomous and Sustainable Development Corporations in Colombia are the primary environmental authority at the regional level and are charged by law with managing the environment and renewable natural resources within their area of jurisdiction and assisting in their sustainable development, according to the legal provisions of the Ministry of the Environment.
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