China has become the third largest source of FDI in the world, only behind the United States and Japan. Chinese outward FDI continues to grow every year, but inflows into Latin America have remained stagnant since the year 2010 when a large wave of acquisitions introduced many Chinese companies to the region. They also remain very concentrated on the extraction of natural resources and in a handful of countries. Slower growth in China, and lower commodity prices may force some Chinese companies to change their strategy and start looking for overseas markets in new sectors, particularly in serv…
This article aims to analyse the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Brazil between 2001 and 2013. It uses a vector error correction (VEC) model to analyse both the long-term function and the impulse-response function. The results show that levels of economic activity, wages and productivity are positively related to FDI inflows, which means that investors pursue market-seeking and efficiency-seeking strategies when targeting the Brazilian market. Although less important, the stability of the national economy and the exchange rate also proved statistically significant in expla…
El objetivo de este artículo es analizar los determinantes del flujo de inversión extranjera directa (IED) hacia el Brasil entre 2001 y 2013. Para ello se empleó un modelo de vectores de corrección de errores (VEC) para el análisis de la función de largo plazo y de la función de impulso-respuesta. Los resultados indican que los niveles de actividad económica, salario y productividad se relacionan positivamente con el ingreso de inversión extranjera directa. Esto indica que, al orientarse hacia el mercado brasileño, los inversionistas siguen una estrategia de búsqueda de mercados y de eficienci…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena—speaking at the World Economic Forum being held in the Swiss city of Davos—encouraged the region’s countries and China to cooperate in key areas such as infrastructure, energy and, especially, agriculture, since the regional potential for agricultural and food production could meet the Asian country’s demands.
The senior United Nations official participated on Tuesday, January 17 in the session entitled China’s Pivot to World Markets.
The other speakers on the panel, which was moderat…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, en una intervención en el Foro Económico Mundial que se celebra en la ciudad suiza de Davos, alentó a los países de la región y a China a cooperar en áreas clave como la infraestructura, la energía y, en especial, la agricultura, ya que el potencial regional de producción agrícola y alimentaria permitiría dar respuesta a las demandas del país asiático.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó el martes 17 en la sesión titulada China’s Pivot to World Markets (El pivote de China …
This edition of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC),(Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, January 2017).
The document has six sections summarizing the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean as regards economic, social and population affairs, as well as foreign direct investment, trade and gender equality.…
Esta edición del Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños es una contribución de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a la Quinta Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), (Punta Cana, República Dominicana, enero de 2017).
.El documento se divide en seis secciones, en las que se expone sintéticamente la situación de América Latina y el Caribe en temas económicos, sociales y de población, así como de inversión extranjera, comercio e igualdad de género.…
Economic ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean are beginning to develop, and there are ample opportunities for expanding international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and cooperation between these two important regions. That is the conclusion reached by a new document published by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico.
The report Strengthening the relationship between India and Latin America and the Caribbean was presented by ECLAC at the seventh India–Latin America & Caribbean Conclave, held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara on 28 and 29 November 2016.
The …
La relación económica entre la India y América Latina y el Caribe vive una etapa emergente y existen amplios espacios para el crecimiento del comercio internacional, la inversión extranjera directa (IED) y la cooperación entre estas dos importantes regiones. Así lo señala un nuevo documento publicado por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México.
El informe Fortaleciendo la relación entre la India y América Latina y el Caribe, fue presentado por la CEPAL durante la séptima edición del Cónclave India-LAC que se realizó en la ciudad mexicana de Guadalajara el 28 y 29 de noviembre de 2016.
La pob…
A relação económica entre a Índia e a América Latina e o Caribe vive uma etapa emergente e há amplos espaços para o crescimento do comércio internacional, o investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) e a cooperação entre estas duas importantes regiões. Assim o assinala um novo documento publicado pela Sede Sub-Regional da CEPAL no México.
O informe Fortaleciendo la relación entre la India y América Latina y el Caribe, foi apresentado pela CEPAL durante a sétima edição do Cónclave India-LAC que se realizou na cidade mexicana de Guadalajara em 28 e 29 de novembro de 2016.
A população combinada da Índ…
Latin America and the Caribbean have great potential for improving their economic and cooperative ties with China, a country that has already become the region’s second-largest trading partner, according to a new ECLAC document presented during the visit made by President Xi Jinping to the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Commission in Santiago, Chile, on 22 November 2016.
The report Economic Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and China: Opportunities and Challenges (in Spanish) was presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, at the Summit of Media …
América Latina y el Caribe tiene grandes oportunidades para mejorar sus relaciones económicas y su cooperación con China, país que ya es el segundo socio comercial de la región, según un nuevo documento de la CEPAL presentado con motivo de la visita del Presidente Xi Jinping a la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, realizada el pasado 22 de noviembre de 2016.
El informe Relaciones económicas entre América Latina y el Caribe y China: oportunidades y desafíos fue presentado por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, en el marco de la Cumb…
A América Latina e o Caribe têm grandes oportunidades para fortalecer suas relações econômicas e sua cooperação com a China, país que já é o segundo sócio comercial da região, segundo um recente documento da CEPAL apresentado por motivo da visita do Presidente Xi Jinping à sede desta comissão regional das Nações Unidas em Santiago, Chile, realizada em 22 de novembro de 2016.
O informe Relaciones económicas entre América Latina y el Caribe y China: oportunidades y desafíos foi apresentado pela Secretária Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, no âmbito da Cúpula de Líderes de Meios de Comunicação,…
• The incoming U.S. administration will be inheriting a healthy economy. The job market is posting solid gains, home sales and house prices have largely recovered from the bust, and the stock market continues to hit new highs. The current expansion has passed seven years, making it the third longest ever.
• The U.S. economy has added private sector jobs for 80 months and in November added another 178,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.6%, its lowest level since 2007. Since its post-crisis nadir in early 2010 the economy has created 15.6 million jobs.
• Wage growth is running ahe…
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments…
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión de la visita de Xi Jinping, Presidente de la República Popular China
Santiago de Chile
22 de noviembre de 2016
CEPAL
Excelentísimo Xi Jinping, Presidente de la República Popular China,
Excelentísima Presidenta de Chile Michelle Bachelet, gracias por honrarnos con su presencia,
Distinguido Invitados,
Huán Yíng Lái Dao CEPAL (Bienvenido a CEPAL)
Excelentísimo Presidente, bienvenido a esta casa de Naciones Unidas en América Latina y el Caribe.
Nos sentimos profundamente h…
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed the comprehensive strategic partnership between his country and Latin America and the Caribbean to foster their people’s development in the current global circumstances, making these remarks during his visit to ECLAC in Santiago, Chile.
At the headquarters of this United Nations regional commission, the Asian country’s most senior authority inaugurated today the Summit of Leaders from the Media, which was attended by more than 100 high-level representatives of the press from 24 countries in Latin America and China. The eve…
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