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LatinNews Daily - 06 July 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s FDI rises year-on-year
*Ecuador’s central bank (BCE) has announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) totalled US$431.50m in the first quarter of 2026. This was up by 85% from US$232.36m in the same period last year. In quarterly terms, FDI was down by 1.65% from US$438.75m in Q4 2025. The main sources of FDI in Q1 2026 were Singapore (US$105.14m), Peru (US$101.58m), and Panama (US$45.30m). The largest share of FDI went to the trade sector (US$149.40m), followed by agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing (US$101.84m), and manufacturing (US$90.72m).
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