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Caribbean & Central America - June 2014 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Central America FDI inflows keep breaking records
The level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Central America reached a new high in 2013 according to the latest report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) released last month. The rising trend of FDI inflows into the sub-region is driven by a significant shift towards greater investment in the services sector and away from the manufacturing sector even though the latter continues to enjoy generous tax incentives across Central American countries.
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