LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 25 June 2019

* Honduras’s central bank (BCH) has announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country fell by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year. In the first quarter of 2019, FDI totalled US$306.5m compared to US$318.3m in 2018. The most attractive sectors for FDI were services (28.5%), manufacturing (24.1%), and the maquila sector (20.5%). The major source of investment was North America (Canada, the US, and Mexico).

End of preview - This article contains approximately 81 words.

Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article

Not a Subscriber?

Choose from one of the following options

• Subscribe
• Sign up for a one-time, 14-day trial