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The report points to the limited number of investment opportunities as a primary barrier to deepening and developing the Colombian equity market. As of December 2015, Colombia has only 74 companies listed on its stock exchange, which is dominated by only a few companies, including Ecopetrol, the state-run oil company that accounts for nearly 45% of the total market capitalization.Furthermore, compared to peer economies, the Colombian equity market has a very low level of free float, at only 29% as of 2014, which can threaten the market’s liquidity and discourage investor participation. A Video Animation can explain your product or service in a matter of seconds. In contrast, its closest peers in Latin America are ahead – Mexico has 159, Chile 230, and Peru 275. The average free float at the end of 2014 was 39% in Chile, Peru 43%, Brazil 53%, and Mexico 59%. Promoting greater issuer education, addressing the burden and cost of issuance versus bank funding, and improving corporate governance were the areas identified as short-term priorities to reverse this recent decline.

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