INTEGRACIÓN ECONÓMICA DE COLOMBIA CON ÉNFASIS AL RELACIONAMIENTO COMERCIAL CON VENEZUELA EN EL SIGLO XXl

Abstract

Economic integration is a mechanism in which two or more countries seek a common relationship. The objective is to establish economic and commercial unions through agreements in search of mutual benefits for each country. The research focuses on the evolution of the

different types and methods of economic integration implemented by the Republic of Colombia with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela throughout the XXI century, considering their respective opportunities as bordering countries and the economic challenges that arise in the relationship between them. For this purpose, scientific and institutional documents were analyzed and consulted in order to understand the relationship between the Colombian and Venezuela governments throughout the 21st century and their respective participation in the different Latin American and regional trade blocs. In addition, to emphasize and analyze if the economic integration carried out by both countries is really beneficial by means of the opening to dialogue through these blocks, even making known the difficult economic situations faced by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and that affect in part the different sectors of the Republic of Colombia.