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English to Spanish: COLOMBIA - ECONOMY General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Economics
Source text - English COLOMBIA
ECONOMY In spite of the difficulties presented by serious internal armed conflict, Colombia's economy grew steadily in the latter part of the twentieth century, with gross domestic product (GDP) increasing at an average rate of over 4% a year between 1970 and 1998. The country suffered a recession in 1999 (the first full year of negative growth since the Great Depression), and the recovery from that recession was long and painful. However in recent years growth has been impressive, reaching 8.2% in 2007, one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America. Meanwhile the Colombian stock exchange climbed from 1,000 points at its creation in July 2001 to over 7,300 points by November 2008.[25]
According to International Monetary Fund estimates, in 2007 Colombia's nominal GDP was US$202.6 billion (37th in the world and fourth in South America). Adjusted for purchasing power parity, GDP per capita stands at $7,968, placing Colombia 82nd in the world. However, in practice this is relatively unevenly distributed among the population, and, in common with much of Latin America, Colombia scores poorly according to the Gini coefficient, with UN figures placing it 119th out of 126 countries.
Translation - Spanish COLOMBIA
ECONOMIA: A pesar del serio conflicto interno existente, la economía colombiana creció a un ritmo estable en la última parte del siglo XX, con un Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) creciendo a un promedio por encima del 4% al año entre 1.970 y 1.998. El país sufrió una recesión en 1.999 (primer año completo de crecimiento negativo desde la Gran Depresión) y la recuperación de esta recesión fue lenta y dolorosa. Sin embargo, el crecimiento en los años recientes ha sido impresionante, alcanzando 8.2% en 2.007, siendo esta una de las más altas tasas de crecimiento en Latino América. Al mismo tiempo, la Bolsa Colombiana de Valores subió de 1.000 puntos en su creación en Julio de 2.001 a más de 73.00 puntos en Noviembre de 2.008.
Según estimado del Fondo Monetario Internacional, el PIB nominal de Colombia en 2.007 fue de US$202.6 billones (Lugar 37 en el mundo y cuarto en Sur América). Ajustado por el Poder Adquisitivo Constante, el PIB per càpita es de $7.968, situando a Colombia en el lugar 82 en el mundo. Sin embargo, en la práctica, esta riqueza está distribuída entre la población de una manera desigual y, al igual que en toda Latinoamérica, Colombia tiene un puntaje bajo en el coeficiente GINI utilizado por las Naciones Unidas, ubicando a Colombia en el lugar 119 entre los 126 países calificados.
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Years of experience: 15. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2010.
Industrial Engineer formally trained as a translator with wide knowledge and experience in business administration, marketing, finance and taxes, poised to transition her solid business background to excel in the translation industry.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Native Spanish speaker and fluent in English.
• Able to work independently on tight deadlines.
• Excellent writing skills in target language.
• Real life work experience of more than ten years in several industries.
• Wide experience in the use of written communication based on 8 years of marketing experience.
• Good editing skills
• Proficiency in software commonly used in business environment (Office, iWork or similar).
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