- Latin America: The Economic Commission for Latin America (Cepal) and the World Bank have published a study on foreign investment in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Edited by Michael Mortimore and entitled "Inversión extranjera en América Latina y el Caribe", the 223-page study makes the following observations: i) in 1998 and 1999, European investment exceeded American investment in the region for the first time; ii) unlike the Asian continent, which has seen a significant...