Resumen Ejecutivo : periodo 2005 al primer trimestre de 2008

Abstract

This report presents the most relevant data on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Paraguay, covering the period from 2005 to the first quarter of 2008. It should be noted that the figures for flows and balances for the fourth quarter of 2007, published in the previous report, differ due to the increased coverage of the data received, specifically for FDI companies in the non-financial sector. This report presents preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2008 without making any comparisons with previous periods, due to the fact that the level of response from companies in the non-financial sector is not representative of the universe of FDI companies included in the company directory. Therefore, the figures are presented solely to show the preliminary trend of these variables at the end of the first quarter of 2008. The number of companies considered is 131, of which 118 are non-financial companies and 13 are financial entities and insurance companies (banks and insurance companies). It is noted that, in the second quarter of 2007, three new companies were included in the directory of reporting companies. It is also mentioned that a group of foreign-invested companies was fully acquired by a Latin American multinational in the same economic sector.