SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC -The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the updated figures on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on August 1.
ECLAC executive secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs will lead the launch of a new edition of this annual report on Thursday, outlining proposals for increasing FDI.
The report “Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024” provides an overview of how these FDI flows have evolved at the global, regional, and national levels.
ECLAC said that this year, the publication also proposes a series of guidelines for increasing this kind of investment on a national and subnational scale and boosting its impact on productive transformation.
In keeping with tradition, the publication details the amounts of FDI received by each country and subregion in 2023 and analyzes the main trends observed in these flows. It also addresses the behavior of Latin American transnational companies, known as translations.
The report analyzes policies for attracting FDI in Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions worldwide and proposes 17 guidelines for increasing this type of investment and its positive effects on the economy. It considers that FDI must play a leading role in Latin American and Caribbean countries’ productive development policies.
It also examines the trends, determinants, policies, and guidelines related to FDI on a subnational scale based on case studies from the region. The report includes numerous recommendations for maximizing the benefits deriving from this source of resources in distinct territories within Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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