The World Trade Center and the Free-Tax Zone N°.68 of El Paso, Texas;in partnership with the World Trade Center of Cartagena presented the Circuit Trade & Investment Mission from El Paso, Texas.Leaded by Mr. Quiñonez Jr. Jose, A.Z.S, FTZManager;and also attended by Mr. Anthony Giuliani, Executive Director of WTC El Paso/Juarez. The event was performed at the Chamber of Commerce of Cartagena the last 22nd of January, with a main objective: the increase of the exports of El Paso, and the creation of new jobs. 

 
The delegation from Texas, offered businessopportunities for the local companies that participated in the event, where they could travel and have international business meetings with possible future partners, that would allowed them to developed solid business platforms with networking,business matchmaking, support and assistance, among others. 

During the event, the delegates explained that for this trade mission they expect to have two types of outcomes: Business/investment and Cultural/Educational results. The business/ investment type made reference to the improvement of marketing strategies and the increase of global partnerships. Finally the cultural/ Educational type is related with the promotion of the El Paso, Texas region through investment seminars in order to get to know the industries that manifested interest in any region of the Colombian territory. 

It is important to mention that this mission visited Bogota city, the capital of Colombia, and the delegates developed the same program and had the same outcome expectations with the implementation of the program. The companies that participated were: Salcedo Customs Intl, BSC Global, Build a Strong Future, Serna Group, Paragon Project Resources, Ruiz Protective Service, Emaflora