La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020

ECLAC Will Present New Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Wednesday, December 2, at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -3:00) its study entitled Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, which examines the global and regional evolution of FDI inflows as well as the contribution of these flows to productive development processes in the region. The main conclusions of this annual report will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference carried out from Santiago, Chile. The publication’s first …

CEPAL presentará nuevas cifras de inversión extranjera directa en América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará este miércoles 2 de diciembre, a las 11:00 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT -3:00), su estudio La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020, que examina no solo la evolución mundial y regional de las entradas de IED, sino también la contribución de estos flujos a los procesos de desarrollo productivo en la región. Las principales conclusiones del informe anual serán dadas a conocer por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en una conferencia de prensa virtual realizada desde Santiago de Chile. E…

CEPAL apresentará novos números do investimento estrangeiro direto na América Latina e no Caribe

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará nesta quarta-feira, 2 de dezembro, às 11h do Chile (11h de Brasília), o seu estudo: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2020, que examina não só a evolução mundial e regional das entradas de IED, mas também a contribuição desses fluxos para os processos de desenvolvimento produtivo da região. As principais conclusões do relatório anual serão divulgadas por Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual realizada de Santiago, Chile. No primeiro capítulo da p…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First Nine Months of 2020 in Times of COVID-19

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first nine months of 2020 in times of COVID-19) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Estudio económico de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana en 2019 y perspectivas para 2020

En el presente documento se ofrece un análisis de las economías de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá) y la República Dominicana (CARD) durante 2019 y los primeros meses de 2020 y perspectivas para el resto del año.…

United States - Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2020

United States Trade Developments 2020 provides an overview of selected developments in United States trade relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and of measures that inhibit the free flow of goods among countries in the Western Hemisphere. This is an annual report elaborated by the ECLAC Washington Office. This year’s report has a special focus on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade related issues. Specifically, it provides information on the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. trade and migration flows, supply chains as well as some of the restrictions to the move…

Investing for the future in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean is a large, heterogeneous region that has been open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and is home to two of the top FDI recipient economies in the world: Brazil and Mexico. The trade and investment relationship between the region and the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) has been concentrated on infrastructure and energy, and to a lesser extent commercial and financial services, agriculture and tourism. Both regions could exploit synergies to benefit more from bilateral …

CEPAL y UNCTAD analizan las perspectivas para la inversión en la región y destacan el rol estratégico de las agencias de promoción con miras a la reactivación económica

Representantes de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD) participaron de la presentación de los principales resultados del informe anual sobre inversión extranjera directa (IED), elaborado por la UNCTAD, en un conversatorio virtual organizado en conjunto por ambas organizaciones. El encuentro promovió un diálogo con agencias de promociones de inversión de la región acerca de cómo el nuevo escenario internacional puede afectar los esfuerzos de América Latina y el Caribe para atraer IED que apo…

Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2019–2020

This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2019 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and external accounts. The second chapter looks at areas of focus in the Caribbean. The third chapter concludes, while the annex includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and a subregional assessment of the coun…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean—First Quarter 2020 in Times of COVID-19

The spread of the coronavirus, together with a precipitous fall in commodity prices, changed the region’s financial landscape in the first quarter of 2020.…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First Quarter 2020 in Times of COVID-19

Highlights • In the first quarter of 2020, the spread of the coronavirus, together with a precipitous decline in commodity prices, radically changed the financial landscape for Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) issuers. After a record breaking issuance of US$ 38 billion worth of bonds in January, bond issuance dried-up in February and March, bringing total quarterly issuance to US$ 45 billion. • On March 26, however, Panama successfully placed a sovereign bond in cross-border markets to secure additional resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It was followed in April by other four soverei…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Picked Up in 2019, but Credit Quality Declined

The report Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2019 Year-in-Review, recently released by ECLAC’s Office in Washington D.C., reviews the main 2019 trends in capital flows to the region. According to the study, lowering global interest rates supported Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond activity in 2019. Borrowers enjoyed easy financing conditions, as interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank allowed them to issue foreign currency denominated bonds at increasingly low rates. Mexican, Brazilian and Chilean borrowers were the main contributor…

Flujos de capital hacia América Latina y el Caribe se aceleraron en 2019, pero la calidad crediticia bajó

El informe Flujos de capital hacia América Latina y el Caribe. Resumen del año 2019 (disponible solo en inglés), difundido recientemente por la Oficina de la CEPAL en Washington, repasa las principales tendencias de 2019 respecto de los flujos de capital hacia la región. Según el estudio, las tasas de interés globales a la baja apoyaron la actividad de bonos en América Latina y el Caribe en 2019. Los prestatarios gozaron de condiciones de financiamiento fáciles, ya que las reducciones en las tasas de interés hechas por la Reserva Federal de los Estados Unidos y el Banco Central Europeo permiti…

Os fluxos de capital para a América Latina e o Caribe se aceleraram em 2019, mas a qualidade do crédito baixou

O relatório Fluxos de capital para a América Latina e o Caribe. Resumo de 2019 (disponível somente em inglês), difundido recentemente pelo Escritório da CEPAL em Washington, examina as principais tendências dos fluxos de capital para a região em 2019. Segundo o estudo, as taxas de juros globais em queda apoiaram a emissão de títulos da América Latina e do Caribe em 2019. Os mutuários desfrutaram de condições de financiamento fáceis, já que as reduções nas taxas de juros feitas pela Reserva Federal dos Estados Unidos e pelo Banco Central Europeu permitiram que emitissem títulos denominados em m…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2019 Year-in-Review

These are the main highlights of the Capital Flows to Latin America 2019 Year-in-Review edition: • In 2019, international bond issuance from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased and bond spreads tightened, but credit quality continued to deteriorate although at a slower pace relative to 2018. • Lowering global interest rates brought issuance volume up in the region. Total LAC debt issuance in international markets in 2019 was US$ 119 billion, 26% higher than in 2018. • Mexican, Brazilian and Chilean borrowers were the main contributors to the region’s performance. Together they were…

Korean FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean: A partner for sustainable development

This study analyzes foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from the Republic of Korea to Latin America and the Caribbean in the last two decades to identify how Korean companies are investing in the region and which lessons can be learned from this relationship. The study relies on the analysis of investment flows, greenfield projects, and mergers and acquisitions as well as on interviews with entrepreneurs and authorities and a survey conducted on a small sample of suppliers of the automotive industry in Mexico. The Republic of Korea is a valuable economic partner for countries in Latin Ame…

La regulación de la inversión extranjera directa: los casos de la Argentina, Colombia, el Perú, la República de Corea y Tailandia

En el presente documento se comparan los regímenes de inversión extranjera directa (IED) en dos países de Asia oriental y sudoriental (la República de Corea y Tailandia) y tres de América Latina (Argentina, Colombia y Perú). En los últimos años se ha pasado de una visión predominantemente cuantitativa de la IED a otra de tipo más cualitativo, donde los beneficios dependerán crucialmente del sector de destino y del tipo de inversión. Los dos países asiáticos aquí analizados no solo han recibido cuantiosas inversiones en una amplia variedad de sectores, sino que también se han convertido en impo…

Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2019

This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2018 and comprises six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance as well as unemployment in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of governments in the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and variables. The fourth is focused external sector and its factors. The fifth chapter concludes, while the final chapter includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Ba…

Mexico Continues to Be One of the Main Investors in Central America, but Its dynamism is Waning

Mexico’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has increased during the 2009-2017 period in the Central American region, but it has shown less dynamism than the total amount of investment abroad, according to the document Mexican investment in Central America (in Spanish only), published recently by ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. This reduced dynamism suggests that Mexican companies have readjusted their investment strategies, the study indicates. Mexico figures as the second-biggest investor in nearly all Central American countries, with the exception of Panama, where its FDI has been …