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LatinNews Daily - 22 August 2018
In brief: Mexico
*According to the latest figures from Mexico’s economy ministry (SE), the country received US$17.84bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2018, up 14% on the same period in 2017. As regards the main sectors to attract FDI, of the total, 43.1% went to manufacturing; 19.4% to financial services; 8.4% to electricity, water, and gas; 8.2% to trade; and 6.3% to mining. The US accounted for 39.1% of the total followed by Spain (15.4%), Germany (8.8%), Canada (7.1%), and Japan (5.9%).
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