- Tourism
- Foreign Investment
- Export Promotion

Resort and industrial
Cartagena has established itself as the first industrial city in the Caribbean according to studies of the Regional Economic Studies of the Bank of the Republic. Stimulated by the entry of foreign companies to the sectors of: trade, manufacturing industry and tourism; beside being recognized as the principal port of containers and of national cruises. It possesses the Parque Industrial de Mamonal considered as one of the most important industrial parks of Colombia; the previous thing is reflected as a direct bridge towards the exterior trade and a competitive advantage of the national products on the international market.
| Economic Indicators 06/02/2012 |
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| Inflation | |
| Goal of inflation | 2.0-4.0 % |
| Annual inflation | 3.73 |
| Rates of interest - 06/02/2012 | |
| Rate of intervention | 5.00 % |
| Rate Interbancaria | 5.01 |
| TRM - 06/02/2012 | |
| Exchange rate (TRM) | $ 1,784.77 |
| Nominal depreciation - last 12 months | -4.66 |












