Fedesarrollo

Fedesarrollo (Fundación para la Educación Superior y el Desarrollo) is a private, non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Bogotá, Colombia, that operates as an independent think tank. Its stated mission is to promote the economic and social development of Colombia within a market-economy model, with effective state participation in the provision of public goods, in a democratic environment, and with an effective social policy aimed at achieving an inclusive and equitable society. The organization describes itself as promoting debate on issues of general interest in order to contribute to the design, monitoring and improvement of public policies and state management in Colombia. Fedesarrollo produces macroeconomic analysis publications, surveys, periodic publications and research reports. Its work spans trade and international economics, infrastructure, transport, communications and public services, labor markets, poverty and social protection, institutions and justice, construction, housing and urban development, and taxation. It also convenes commissions and missions that bring together experts to address major national challenges. Among its recent outputs, the organization has published analysis on productive and investment opportunities in Colombia in the context of the relocation of global value chains (May 2026), a review of public spending on water and sanitation in Colombia (March 2026), policies for social and productive inclusion (December 2025), a book on agricultural land use in Colombia (July 2024), a co-edited book on productive development in Huila (December 2023), and a book on global taxation challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean (November 2023). It has also convened high-profile commissions and missions, including Misión Colombia Envejece (October 2023), the Anti-Corruption Commission of Experts (October 2021), and the Mission for the Deepening of the Mortgage Portfolio 2020 (October 2020). As a non-profit entity, Fedesarrollo is not listed on any stock exchange and does not operate as a commercial company. It functions as a research and policy institution, funded through a mix of project work, publications, and support from national and international partners. Its audience includes policymakers, academics, business leaders, and civil society in Colombia and the wider Latin American region.

Fedesarrollo, formally the Fundación para la Educación Superior y el Desarrollo, is a Colombian non-governmental, non-profit organization that has operated as an independent think tank. Its mission, as stated on its website, is to promote the economic and social development of Colombia within a market-economy model, with effective state participation in the provision of public goods, in a democratic environment, and with an effective social policy oriented toward an inclusive and equitable society. The organization promotes debate on issues of general interest with the purpose of contributing to the design, monitoring and improvement of public policies and state management in Colombia. Over the years, Fedesarrollo has built a portfolio of publications and research activities that include macroeconomic analysis, surveys, periodic publications and research reports. Its thematic coverage has expanded to include trade and international economics, infrastructure, transport, communications and public services, labor markets, poverty and social protection, institutions and justice, construction, housing and urban development, and taxation. The organization also convenes commissions and missions that assemble experts to address major national challenges. Recent milestones reflected on its website include the publication of analysis on productive and investment opportunities in Colombia in the context of the relocation of global value chains (May 2026), a review of public spending on water and sanitation in Colombia (March 2026), and policies for social and productive inclusion (December 2025). Earlier outputs include a book on agricultural land use in Colombia (July 2024), a co-edited book on productive development in the south of Colombia, specifically Huila (December 2023), and a book on global taxation challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean (November 2023). The organization has also convened high-profile commissions and missions, such as Misión Colombia Envejece (October 2023), the Anti-Corruption Commission of Experts (October 2021), and the Mission for the Deepening of the Mortgage Portfolio 2020 (October 2020). As a non-profit entity, Fedesarrollo is not listed on any stock exchange and does not operate as a commercial company. It functions as a research and policy institution, funded through a mix of project work, publications, and support from national and international partners. Its audience includes policymakers, academics, business leaders, and civil society in Colombia and the wider Latin American region.

• Publication of 'Misión para la Profundización de la Cartera Hipotecaria 2020' (Mission for the Deepening of the Mortgage Portfolio 2020)

• Publication of 'Recomendaciones para combatir la corrupción en Colombia, Comisión de Expertos Anti-Corrupción' (Recommendations to combat corruption in Colombia, Anti-Corruption Commission of Experts)

• Publication of 'Misión Colombia Envejece' (Colombia Envejece Mission)

• Publication of 'Desafíos de la Tributación Global: Hacia una tributación global incluyente, sostenible y equitativa para América Latina y el Caribe' (Challenges of Global Taxation: Towards inclusive, sustainable and equitable global taxation for Latin America and the Caribbean)

• Publication of 'Sembrando Futuro desde el Sur de Colombia: Ejes del desarrollo productivo del Huila' (Sowing Future from the South of Colombia: Axes of productive development in Huila)

• Publication of 'La tierra para uso agropecuario en Colombia: equidad y productividad' (Land for agricultural use in Colombia: equity and productivity)

• Publication of 'Políticas para la inclusión social y productiva' (Policies for social and productive inclusion)

• Publication of 'Del Gasto al Impacto: Revisión del Gasto Público en Agua y Saneamiento en Colombia' (From Spending to Impact: Review of Public Spending on Water and Sanitation in Colombia)

• Publication of 'Oportunidades productivas y de inversión en Colombia en el contexto de la relocalización de cadenas globales de valor' (Productive and investment opportunities in Colombia in the context of the relocation of global value chains)

Independent, non-profit think tank promoting public debate and contributing to the design, monitoring and improvement of public policies and state management in Colombia.

• Macroeconomic analysis publications

• Surveys

• Periodic publications

• Research reports

• Books and co-edited volumes

• Commissions and missions

1. 1Fedesarrollo official websitefedesarrollo.org.co
2. 2Nosotros | Fedesarrollofedesarrollo.org.co
3. 3Wikidata Q132472555wikidata.org