Inversión Extranjera Directa en Paraguay : periodo 2008 – cuarto trimestre 2011

Abstract

This report presents the preliminary results of the flows and balances of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Paraguay during the period from 2008 to the fourth quarter of 2011. For the purposes of this report, 50% coverage of total equity, assets, and liabilities of non-financial companies, banks, and insurance companies was achieved as of the fourth quarter of 2011. Non-financial companies have an equity-related coverage of 40%, while in the banking and insurance sectors this coverage is 100%. It is also worth mentioning that for 2009, 2010, and the third quarter of 2011, coverage levels of 98%, 84.4%, and 65%, respectively, were achieved. Coverage for these periods may be increased in subsequent reports as greater response is obtained from entities in the non-financial sector. For the fourth quarter of 2011, a directory of 118 entities was considered, of which 105 are non-financial entities, 10 are banks, and 3 are insurance entities. The report is structured as follows: Initially, an analysis is made of the flows that have entered the economy, followed by an analysis of the level of FDI stocks. 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.