Nothing is more important than building a Colombia where citizens no longer fear being caught in a hail of bullets or being dragged from their homes in the middle of the night. At the same time, one should not underestimate the economic dividend of peace, which economists in Bogotá have estimated could boost GDP growth by as much as one percentage point annually for a decade or more.
对哥伦比亚来说，最重要的莫过于让公民不再害怕枪林弹雨或半夜在家中遭遇劫持。与此同时，我们也不能低估和平的经济红利，波哥大经济学家估计这一红利可以在十年甚至更长的时间里将年GDP增长提高一个百分点。