1、 Monitor of Chinese OFDI in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 Enrique Dussel Peters1 May 13th,2024 Since 2022,multiple international events have profoundly affected foreign direct investment flows,both outward(or OFDI)and inward(FDI).In addition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the military

2、 confrontation between Israel and Palestine,the effects of the rise in real interest rates,a growing process of international indebtedness and the deepening confrontation between the United States and China are particularly relevant.Although the analysis focuses mainly on Chinese OFDI to Latin Ameri

3、ca and the Caribbean(LAC)up to 2023,the first section of the document emphasizes international and China-specific aspects so as to understand Chinese OFDI globally and in LAC.The second section focuses briefly on methodological topics and Chinese OFDI in general,with emphasis on the characteristics

4、of Chinese OFDI to LAC during 2000-2023 using the databank offered by the Red ALC-China.The chapter examines significant aspects by country,sector,ownership of the Chinese company,the geographical origin of the companies that carry out OFDI and the concentration of Chinese OFDI in its main companies

5、;all these aspects are dealt with based on the amount and use of Chinese OFDI,which allows some additional estimates to be made.All those interested in details about Chinese OFDI in LAC could retrieve the annual editions of the Monitor since 2017 that have specific aspects of the methodological,conc

6、eptual,bibliographical and policy discussion that cannot be repeated in each issue.1.International Context of Chinese OFDI in LAC up to 2023 Chinese OFDI in 2023 has been affected by a group of factors through the first quarter of 2024.First,as highlighted in the 2023 Monitor(Dussel Peters 2023),the