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Panama: Foreign Investment Up 16%

In 2016 the country received $5,209 million in foreign direct investment, an increase of 16% compared to the previous year.

Monday, April 10, 2017

From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance:

A report from the Department of Economic and Social Analysis at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), reveals that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Panama in 2016 amounted to B / 5,209.3 million compared to the B / 4494.2 million received in 2015, in other words it increased by 15.9%, demonstrating its dynamism and investor confidence in the country's macroeconomic performance.

The document reflects that in terms of the increase in FDI, highlights include reinvested earnings, which is money reinvested locally (66.5% of total or B / 3462.6 million), followed by other investments (18.5% of total or B / .965.6 million) and shares and share capital (15.0% of total or B / 781.1 million).

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August 2017

In 2016 44% of foreign direct investment in the region was concentrated in Panama, and a fourth consecutive year of increases was recorded, with 16%, while Costa Rica received 27% and increased by only 1.1%.

From chapter I of the report "Flows of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean", by the ECLAC: