Foreign direct investment
Transnational companies are responsible for a significant proportion of the production of advanced goods, investment in technological research and development and international trade. Despite playing an important role in the region’s exports and production of advanced consumer durables, they contribute little to job creation and can cause balance-of-payments problems in some countries, because of their profit remittances abroad. The region must shift the focus of FDI attraction policies towards sectors that contribute to structural change and reduce external sector pressures.
Activities
Building Economic Resilience—Japan’s Evolving Approach to Engagement with…
How is Japanese engagement with the region evolving to accommodate shifting global and regional conditions? What are the possibilities for enhanced Japan-Latin America cooperation on issues of shared concern, including food security, economic resilience, and the integrity of democratic institutions? In what sectors and countries has Japan’s involvement been most supportive of Latin America’s economic and political objectives to date, and can these examples be replicated in other parts of the region?
Second High-Level China-Latin America Investment and Cooperation Forum
The Second High-Level China-Latin America Investment and Cooperation Forum, organized jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile on October 16, 2019.
News
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 7.1% in 2024, Totaling $188.962 Billion Dollars
To boost these inflows to the region, and their positive impact on recipient economies, FDI must be considered a strategic tool in countries’ productive development policies, ECLAC emphasizes in an annual report launched today.
ECLAC Will Present 2025 Report on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, July 17.
ECLAC Trained Provincial Officials from Argentina in Investment and Export Promotion in a Program Organized by CFI
As part of its cooperation with the Federal Investment Council (CFI), ECLAC delivered three modules in the Provincial Investment and Export Promotion Program, a course aimed at more than 80 officials from Argentine provinces. This initiative is part of the activities the United Nations regional commission is promoting to strengthen the institutional capacities of countries and their territories in matters of productive development and economic governance.
Authorities and Experts Call for Joint Efforts to Align Trade Policies with Sustainability Goals
During a high-level conference held at ECLAC, trade and sustainability thought leaders from across Latin America came together to advocate for a strengthened international trade system and better alignment of global commerce with the world community’s commitment to sustainable development. A number of speakers emphasized the value of cooperation on ideas to remake the trade system to be fit for purpose, especially in times of crisis such as the present.
