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The net amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in El Salvador increased 42% in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, announced today the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) from the country of Central America.
The financial entity explained that the "gross inflow" totaled 380.6 million, while the "gross outflow" totaled 141.9 million, so the net investment was 238.7 million in the target period.
The source explained that during the same period of 2017, the net investment was $ 168.1 million, as the inflow amounted to $ 384.4 million and the outflows to $ 216.3 million.
that the industrial sector "continues to consolidate as the main axis of recent FDI flows in El Salvador" and that during the first six months of 2018, it recorded investments of 147.2 million, or 39 , 5% more than in 2017. [19659002"Theresultswerefavoredbysomeofthecompaniesinvolvedinfoodproductpreparationandhome-basedfooddrinkstextilesandclothing"saidtheBBC
noting that Guatemala and Honduras are the Central American countries "betting on Salvadoran territory", given that in the first quarter from 2018 "flows from these countries rise to 18.4 and 14.8 million respectively".
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