FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean up 13.2 pct in 2018, says UN body

Alicia Barcena (C), executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), speaks during the presentation of a report titled "Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019" in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 14, 2019. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 13.2 percent year on year in 2018, totaling 184.287 billion U.S. dollars and putting an end to five years of declines, a UN agency said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)