Colombian Investment in Central America

Determinants of investment, committed figures, and key economic sectors in the region in which Colombian companies have ventured into in recent years.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

From the summary of the document by Cepal: "Colombian Investment in Central America":

The main objective of paper on Colombian investment in Central America is to analyze the business strategies that have led to increased Colombian foreign direct investment (FDI) in Central American countries.

It provides a theoretical framework for the study of the determinants of FDI, it makes a review of its dynamics and a conceptual framework to identify, classify and analyze investment flows from Colombia to each of the Central American countries.

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