Colombia’s Entire Free Market Model Is at Risk, Candidate Says

  • Presidential hopeful Federico Gutierrez speaks in interview
  • Gutierrez says Ecopetrol should move into fertilizer business
Federico Gutierrez during an interview in Bogota, on May 19.
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Colombian voters face a stark choice between radically different economic models in presidential elections this month, according to one of the top two candidates.

Federico “Fico” Gutierrez, 47, said he would run an investor-friendly administration, looking to trim deficits and regain Colombia’s investment grade credit rating.