Foreign Direct Investment and Productive Transformation in an Uncertain Global Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for the Caribbean and the Region
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This webinar is part of a series of dialogues on recent trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean and their implications for development policy. The event will include a presentation of the principal findings of ECLAC’s flagship report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2026, with particular emphasis on the Caribbean, followed by a panel discussion on how to strengthen investment attraction and expand FDI’s contribution to the productive development of Caribbean economies in a rapidly changing international context.
UTC -4 Port of Spain time
10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks
10:05-10:20 Presentation: Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2026
10:20-11:10 Expert Panel: Challenges and Opportunities of FDI for the productive transformation in the Caribbean
11:10-11:25 Audience Questions and Answers
11:25-11:30 Closing Remarks