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Honduras received $ 318.3 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of this year, up 2.2% from the same period of the previous year , informed an official source
. According to a report from the Central Bank of Honduras released on Wednesday,
most of the flows were reinvested in profits ($ 207.7 million). new investments (76.5 million) and equities and equity (34.1 million), the report details.
According to the document, the most attractive sectors for foreign investors were manufacturing, which received 45% of the funds; services with 21.6%; transport, storage and telecommunications (14.4%); goods for processing (9.3); commerce, restaurants and hotels (8.7%); By country, the main sources of investment were Europe with 104.5 million US dollars, Latin America and the Caribbean with 72.4 million US dollars, the United States of America North (United States, Canada and Mexico) with 54.1 million US dollars, Central America with 52.2 million, and Asia and Oceania with 35.1 million, adds
The Central American country plans to receive US $ 1,225 million for FDI in 2018, above US $ 1,185.7 million in 2017, according to the Honduran authorities. El Nuevo Diario.
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