Inversión Extranjera Directa en Paraguay : periodo 2006 – primer trimestre 2010

Abstract

This report presents the preliminary results of the flows and balances of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Paraguay during the period from 2006 to the first quarter of 2010. For the purposes of this report, FDI coverage of non-financial companies' total equity, assets, and liabilities was achieved at 69% as of the fourth quarter of 2009, while for the first quarter of 2010, this coverage was 42%. This coverage will be increased in subsequent reports as more responses are received from the entities surveyed. It is worth noting that coverage for the banking and insurance sector was 100% in all periods. For the first quarter of 2010, a directory of 129 entities was considered, of which 116 were non-financial entities, 11 were banks, and 2 were insurance entities, similar to the previous quarter. First, an analysis of the flows that have entered the economy is presented, followed by an analysis of the level of FDI balances. Finally, the behavior of overall FDI flows and those by economic sector is compared with the quarterly GDP of the economy and by economic sector.