Revista CEPAL no. 134

Foreign direct investment flows: an analysis for Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico based on the Grubel-Lloyd index

This article assesses the importance of using the Grubel-Lloyd (GL) index as a tool to reveal trends in foreign direct investment (FDI). The index was developed to further the study of a fundamental question in international political economy: how FDI affects economies, whether individual or regional, and becomes a general framework indicator of regional behaviour. The index is applied to the four largest economies in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) in the period 1995–2016, with a view to demonstrating the importance of FDI for the region. However, the “behaviour” of FDI ma…

Flujos de inversión extranjera directa: un análisis de los casos de la Argentina, el Brasil, Chile y México basado en el índice Grubel-Lloyd

En este artículo se evalúa la importancia del índice Grubel-Lloyd como herramienta para revelar las tendencias de la inversión extranjera directa (IED). El índice se desarrolló para avanzar en el estudio de una cuestión fundamental en la economía política internacional: cómo la IED afecta a las economías individuales o regionales, y se convierte en un indicador marco general del comportamiento regional. El índice se aplica a las cuatro mayores economías de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile y México) en el período 1995-2016, a fin de demostrar la importancia de la IED para la región. Sin…

O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2021. Resumo executivo

Em um contexto de grave crise sanitária, econômica e social gerada pela pandemia da COVID-19, a América Latina e o Caribe receberam 105,48 bilhões de dólares de investimento estrangeiro direto em 2020, 34,7% a menos que em 2019, 51% a menos que o recorde histórico alcançado em 2012 e o menor valor desde 2010. Em âmbito mundial, os valores de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) caíram 35% em 2020, atingindo aproximadamente 1 trilhão de dólares, o que representa o valor mais baixo desde 2005. América Latina e Caribe está em tendência de queda desde 2013, o que tem deixado em evidência a relaçã…

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

This document examines the global and regional evolution of FDI and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region’s productive development processes. The first chapter of the publication analyzes, among other things, the trends observed in the context of the international crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing the amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received by each country in 2020 and providing a regional projection for 2021. The second chapter offers a historic and current overview of China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, placing thes…

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021

Este informe anual de la CEPAL examina la evolución mundial y regional de la Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) y plantea recomendaciones para que estos flujos contribuyan a los procesos de desarrollo productivo de la región. En el primer capítulo de la publicación se analizan, entre otras cosas, las tendencias observadas en un contexto de crisis internacional generada por la pandemia de COVID-19, se detallan los montos de IED recibidos por cada país en 2020 y se hace una proyección regional para 2021. En el segundo capítulo se brinda un panorama histórico y actual de las inversiones de China…

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021

Launch of the report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

Lanzamiento informe La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021

Amid the COVID-19 Crisis, Latin America and the Caribbean Received in 2020 the Lowest Amount of Foreign Direct Investment in a Decade

In the context of the severe health, economic and social crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America and the Caribbean received $105.48 billion dollars in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020 – 34.7% less than in 2019, 51% less than the record high achieved in 2012, and the lowest amount since 2010, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated today upon presenting its annual study Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021. Globally, the amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dropped by 35% in 2020 to approximately $1 trillio…

En medio de la crisis del COVID-19, América Latina y el Caribe recibió en 2020 el monto más bajo de inversión extranjera directa de la última década

Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL. En un contexto de grave crisis sanitaria, económica y social generada por la pandemia del COVID-19, América Latina y el Caribe recibió 105.480 millones de dólares por concepto de inversión extranjera directa en 2020, 34,7% menos que en 2019, 51% menos que el récord histórico alcanzado en 2012 y el monto más bajo desde 2010, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) al presentar su estudio anual La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021. A nivel mundial, los montos de inv…

Em meio à crise da COVID-19, a América Latina e o Caribe receberam em 2020 o menor valor de investimento estrangeiro direto da última década

Em um contexto de grave crise sanitária, econômica e social gerada pela pandemia da COVID-19, a América Latina e o Caribe receberam 105,48 bilhões de dólares de investimento estrangeiro direto em 2020, 34,7% a menos que em 2019, 51% a menos que o recorde histórico alcançado em 2012 e o menor valor desde 2010, informou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) ao apresentar seu estudo anual: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2021. Em âmbito mundial, os valores de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) caíram 35% em 2020, atingindo aproximad…

ECLAC Will Present its Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch this Thursday, August 5, at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT-4) the document Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, which examines the global and regional evolution of FDI and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region’s productive development processes. The report’s main conclusions will be unveiled by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference held from Santiago, Chile. The first chapter of the publication analyzes, among o…

CEPAL presentará su informe anual sobre inversión extranjera directa en América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) lanzará este jueves 5 de agosto, a las 11:00 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT-4), el documento La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021, que examina la evolución mundial y regional de la IED y plantea recomendaciones para que estos flujos contribuyan a los procesos de desarrollo productivo de 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. En el primer capítu…

CEPAL apresentará o seu relatório anual sobre o investimento estrangeiro direto na América Latina e no Caribe

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) lançará nesta quinta-feira, 5 de agosto, às 11h do Chile (12h de Brasília), o relatório: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2021, que examina a evolução mundial e regional do IED e faz recomendações para que esses fluxos contribuam 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 de Chile. No primeiro capítulo da publicação são…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 8

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First four months of 2021

Latin American and Caribbean debt issuers reached a historic milestone in the first quarter of 2021, with the highest quarterly issuance on record (US$ 52 billion) in international bond markets. Including April, regional bond issuance in international markets totalled US$ 65.5 billion in the first four months of 2021. In addition, green, social and sustainability bond issuance reached a new high of US$ 16.6 billion at the end of April, which included a surge in sustainability-linked bonds. Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First four months of 2021 presents and analyses the dev…

Alicia Bárcena: Strengthened Inter-regional Cooperation on the Economy and Other Matters Would be a Great Boost for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Inter-regional cooperation is an absolute must for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackling the many and difficult challenges that confront the world today, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated during a high-level international event organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the permanent missions of Belarus and Barbados to the United Nations office in Geneva. The event entitled “Harnessing inter-regional integration for the SDGs” brought together autho…

Alicia Bárcena: Una cooperación interregional fortalecida en la economía y otras materias, sería un gran impulso para el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

La cooperación interrregional es fundamental para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y abordar los difíciles desafíos que enfrenta el mundo actualmente, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un evento internacional de alto nivel organizado por la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD) y las misiones permanentes de Bielorrusia y Barbados ante la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. El encuentro, titulado “Aprovechar la integración interregional para el logr…

Negotiations in the Framework of the WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement launched in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are a new model of governance for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), since they stress cooperation between investors and host countries, in contrast to traditional agreements that put the emphasis on granting all sorts of rights to investors, without any obligations. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers …