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Latin America is currently in a favorable economic situation, given the very uncertain conditions of the global economy. In particular, the region shows relatively high growth rates, co-exists in an environment of democratic opening and, with certain exceptions, has achieved a reduction in its poverty rates. A central element behind this great economic dynamism has been the renewed interest recovered by foreign investment in continuing to increase its participation in Latin America.
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Upon analyzing the graph Nicaragua stands out as a statistical outlier for this period. The fundamental reason for this performance is that Nicaragua has notably improved its commercial opening levels and also its indicators of ease of doing business. Likewise, with regard to investment levels, much of the foreign investment that it is receiving originates from state “multilatin” companies from Venezuela, which has become one of the main partners commercially as well as in investment aspects.
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Penfold, M., Curbelo, J.L. (2013). Trends and Realities in Foreign Direct Investments in Latin America. In: Cuadrado-Roura, J., Aroca, P. (eds) Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39674-8_24
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