2009 Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary Antonio Prado Deputy Executive Secretary Mario Cimoli Chief Division of Production, Productivity and Management Susana Malchik Officer-in-Charge Documents and Publications Division Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009 is the latest edition of a series issued annually by the Unit on Investment and Corporate Strategies of the ECLAC Division of Production, Productivity and Management. It was prepared by José Eduardo Alatorre, Álvaro Calderón, Wilson Peres, Miguel Pérez Ludeña and Carlos Razo, with assistance from Isabelle Bosshard. Contributions were received from consultants Jorge Carrillo, Germano Mendes de Paula and Fernando Sarti. ECLAC wishes to express its appreciation for the contribution received from the executives of the firms consulted in connection with chapters II and III. The information used in this report has been drawn from a number of international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as from a host of national institutions, in particular central banks and investment promotion agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the specialized press. Please send any comments or suggestions regarding this publication to Álvaro Calderón (
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