Weekly Report - 13 May 2010 (WR-10-19)

REGION | FDI. Foreign direct investment in Central America fell 32.8% year-on-year in 2009 to US$5bn, down from US$7.4bn, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac). Of the five regional countries, El Salvador registered the biggest decline (-45.0%) followed by Honduras (-44.4%); Costa Rica (-34.5%); Nicaragua (-30.6%); Panama (-26.1%) and Guatemala (-24.9%). Panama received the highest inflow in 2009 (US$1.7bn), followed by Costa Rica (US$1.3bn); Guatemala (US$565m); Honduras (US$500m); Nicaragua (US$434.2m); and El Salvador (US$430.6m).

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