Latin American Economy & Business - April 2014 (ISSN 1741-7430)

The outlook for infrastructure investment in Latin America this year is, according to various reports, looking good. Optimism is based on the wide range of attractive opportunities, and the pressing need to begin to reduce the region’s longstanding infrastructure investment deficit, a key step in the struggle to improve productivity. However, the fact that something is needed doesn’t always mean it will happen: there are also a range of financial and managerial obstacles to overcome.