Launch of the report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2013

Presentación del informe La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2013

O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e Caribe, informe 2013. Documento informativo

Em 2013, o investimento estrangeiro direto na América Latina e no Caribe alcan çou um novo máximo de 184.920 milhões de dólares, montante que supera em 4% o registrado em 2012. Isto significa que as entradas de IED se mantiveram praticamente estáveis pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, especialmente ao considerar que são medidas em termos nominais. Os fluxos mundiais de IED em 2013 cresceram 11 %, embora na cifra global estejam subjacentes grandes diferen ças entre as distintas regiões. O IED na União Europeia apresentou uma notória recupera ção (38%), depois da drástica queda ocorrida em 2012 (-56…

Foreign direct investment and welfare

This paper addresses the question of how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects different measures of economic welfare. It fits in an existing stream of research looking at the relationship between FDI and economic growth, but it introduces two variations. First, we explore what the differences are between Fixed Effects (FE) panel data estimations and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimations. Second, we explore different aspects of economic welfare, and thus go beyond the simple measure of GDP growth. The other variables we consider are household consumption, inequality and the Human D…

Centroamérica: ¿Una nueva relación centro-periferia basada en el control de los activos productivos?

El presente artículo analiza el proceso de ingreso de las empresas transnacionales en Centroamérica desde la década de los 90 hasta la actualidad. Las reformas estructurales realizadas para revertir la crisis de la década de los ochenta alentaron la llegada de inversión extranjera directa para compensar los bajos niveles de inversión nacional, impulsar las exportaciones e incluso para facilitar el traslado de activos públicos al sector privado (privatizaciones). Las inversiones extranjeras se han introducido principalmente a través de compras de activos ya existentes, es decir fusiones y adqui…

Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies

The Caribbean receives some of the highest levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world, with many economies having FDI to GDP ratios above 10 per cent in 2012. In the recent past, FDI flows have been particularly volatile, with the financial crisis in 2008 greatly reducing FDI flows to the Caribbean, although they have recovered somewhat recently. One of the distinctive features of Caribbean FDI flows is that they appear to be relatively unprofitable, with FDI income significantly lower than in Latin America. This is possibly due to the sectoral pattern of FDI, which in most Caribbe…

Reunión de Cancilleres de la CELAC

Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL Reunión de Cancilleres de la CELAC La Habana, Cuba, 27 de enero de 2014 Excelentísimo señor Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba. Estimados y estimadas Ministros y Ministras de Relaciones Exteriores de los países miembros de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños: Reciban el testimonio de gratitud fraterna por la oportunidad que nos brindan de compartir en esta singular ocasión la voz de la CEPAL con ustedes. Para nosotros, asistir a estos trabajos, ofrecer nuestro apo…

Panorama da Inserção Internacional da América Latina e Caribe 2014: integração regional e cadeias de valor num cenário externo desafiante. Documento informativo

A edição 2014 do Panorama da Inserção Internacional da América Latina e do Caribe, “Integração regional e cadeias de valor num cenário externo desafiante”, se divide em quatro capítulos. O primeiro capítulo examina os principais aspectos da conjuntura internacional e suas repercussões no comercio mundial e regional. O segundo capítulo apresenta uma análise da participação da América Latina e do Caribe nas cadeias globais de valor. Esse capítulo também analisa três aspectos microeconômicos centrais relativos à contribuição que a participação nas cadeias de valor podería representar para a mudan…

Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Although Chinese corporations were relatively unknown in Latin America until a few years ago, their direct investments in the region have averaged about US$10 billion per year since 2010. Their presence and economic leverage have become very significant in many industries and countries of the region, but their motivation, strategy and procedures are not always well understood by Latin America’s governments, businesses and civil society. Similarly, Chinese companies still need to gain a better understanding of Latin America’s business environment and opportunities. The authors have overcome cer…

Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: China-Latin America cross-council taskforce. Working document

Although Chinese corporations were relatively unknown in Latin America until a few years ago, their direct investments in the region have averaged about US$10 billion per year since 2010. Their presence and economic leverage have become very significant in many industries and countries of the region, but their motivation, strategy and procedures are not always well understood by Latin America’s governments, businesses and civil society. Similarly, Chinese companies still need to gain a better understanding of Latin America’s business environment and opportunities. This working document is an i…

Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Latin America Rose by 6% in the First Half of 2013

(With Brazil FDI figures corrected) (10 October 2013) Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America displayed moderate growth in the first half of this year, compared with the year-earlier period in 2012, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The 13 countries of the region that provided data received 102.951 billion dollars, which was 6% higher than the first six months of the previous year. The main recipient was Brazil, which received 39.014 billion dollars between January and August 2013, which was 10% lower than the sum received in the …

Flujos de inversión extranjera directa hacia América Latina aumentaron 6% en primer semestre de 2013

(Con corrección en cifras de Brasil) (10 de octubre, 2013) Las corrientes de inversión extranjera directa (IED) hacia América Latina tuvieron un moderado crecimiento durante la primera mitad de este año en comparación con igual período de 2012, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Los 13 países de la región que presentan datos recibieron 102.951 millones de dólares, monto 6% superior a lo registrado durante el primer semestre del año anterior. El principal receptor fue Brasil, que entre enero y agosto de 2013 absorbió 39.014 millones de dólares, suma…

O investimento estrangeiro direto na América Latina e Caribe 2012: documento informativo

Por tercer año consecutivo, los países de América Latina y el Caribe siguieron atrayendo flujos crecientes de inversión extranjera directa (IED). El resultado alcanzado en 2012 ha sido particularmente significativo porque se ha dado en un contexto internacional de marcada reducción de los flujos mundiales de IED. Los efectos del nuevo aumento de IED registrado en 2012 se reflejan también en un incremento de la participación de América Latina y el Caribe en los flujos mundiales, que se ha situado en el 12%. Sin lugar a dudas, el crecimiento económico de la región (3%) y los altos precios intern…

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2012

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La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2012

Launch of the report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2012

Presentación del informe La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2012

New Record High of 173.361 Billion Dollars of Foreign Direct Investment Received by the Region in 2012

Watch the video of the press conference. See photo gallery (14 May 2013) In 2012, Latin America and the Caribbean received a record 173.361 billion dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) (6.7% more than in 2011), despite an external context characterized by shrinking FDI flows worldwide, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The figures are attributable to the region's steady economic growth, high prices for raw materials and the impressive returns on investments related to natural resource exploitation, according to the r…

Nuevo monto récord de 173.361 millones de dólares de inversión extranjera directa recibió la región en 2012

Vea el video de la conferencia de prensa. Ver galería de fotos (14 de mayo, 2013) La región de América Latina y el Caribe recibió en 2012 un nuevo monto récord de inversión extranjera directa (IED) de 173.361 millones de dólares (6,7% más que en 2011), pese al contexto externo de marcada reducción de estos flujos mundiales, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas. Estas cifras se explican por el sostenido crecimiento económico de la región, los altos precios de las materias primas y la elevada rentabilidad de las inversiones asociadas a …

Novo valor recorde de 173,4 bilhões de dólares de investimento estrangeiro direto foi recebido pela região em 2012

Vea um vídeo com a coletiva de imprensa completa. Ver galería de fotos (14 de maio de 2013) A região da América Latina e do Caribe recebeu, em 2012, um novo valor recorde de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED), de 173,4 bilhões de dólares (6,7% a mais do que em 2011), apesar do contexto externo de acentuada redução desses fluxos mundiais, informou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas. Esses números se explicam pelo crescimento econômico sustentado da região, pelos altos preços das matérias-primas e pela elevada rentabilidade dos i…