Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Latin America and the Caribbean declined 9.1% in 2015 compared with 2014, totaling $179.10 billion dollars, the lowest level since 2010, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) announced on Wednesday, 15 June 2016 at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The outcome is attributed to lower investment in mining and hydrocarbons, and to a slowdown in economic growth, especially in Brazil, according to the United Nations organization’s annual report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016, released on Wednesday during a press conference.
Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean declined 17% to US$5.97 billion. The DR was the main recipient of FDI with 39% of the total or US$2.22 billion (up from US$2.21 billion in 2014), followed by Trinidad & Tobago with US$1.21 billion (down from US$2.48 billion in 2014) for 20% and Jamaica with US$794 million (up from US$591 million in 2014) for 13%.
The report adds that in terms of FDI, the main areas of investment have been in tourism, mining and telecommunications.
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