Foreign Investment Down 25% in Honduras

During the first two months of 2011, there is reported revenue of $ 72.6 million in FDI, 25.5% lower than the $ 97.5 million of the same period of 2010.

Monday, March 28, 2011

According to information from Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), estimated FDI for 2011 is $ 900 million, more than the $ 739 million of 2010.

El Helraldo.hn states on its website: "Honduras and Nicaragua continue to be the Central American countries attracting less foreign capital. Among the internal factors affecting the business climate we can name crime, legal uncertainty and lack of promotion abroad."

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How Much is Left of FDI Income?

September 2013

Of the $34.095 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in Central America which arrived in the last 4 years $21.925 million left the region in the form of expenses.

The information comes from a report by the Central Institute for Fiscal Studies (ICEFI), which reveals that the most affected country is Guatemala, where outflows were 1.3 times more than income.

More FDI for All of the Region in 2011

May 2012

Foreign Direct Investment in 2011, in millions: Panama - $2,790, Costa Rica - $2,104, Honduras - $1,014, Guatemala - $985, Nicaragua - $460, El Salvador - $386.

Notable for its importance to the respective economies, is the growth of the arrival of foreign direct investment in Nicaragua, which increased by $460 million compared to 2010.

El Salvador Raised $542 million in FDI in 2011

January 2012

Up to September 2011, the country received a net income of $541.7 million on account of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), $95 million more than in the same period in 2010.

A press release from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador reads:

From January to September 2011, El Salvador received a total net income of $541.7 million on account of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), higher than the $94.9 million in the comparable period of 2010, according to the Management and Studies of Economic Statistics of the Central Bank.

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October 2011

In the first six months of 2011, Panama received $1,426 million, 17% more than in the first half of 2010. Costa Rica received $1.057 million (+45%), Honduras $486 million (+15%), Guatemala $485 million (+54%), El Salvador $376 million (+1404%), and Nicaragua $284 million (+30%).

A report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), confirms the upward trend in foreign direct investment (FDI) which has been recorded since 2010, for all of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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