Investment Cooperation of the EAEU Countries and Latin America in Modern Conditions
https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1552-2023-13-6-10-18
Abstract
The relevance of the study is related to the trend of the states of the "global" South towards a polycentric world, accompanied by an independent foreign economic course.
The EAEU is interested in expanding cooperation with Latin American countries.
The purpose is to conduct a comparative analysis of the macroeconomic indicators of the EAEU and LAC countries and FDI destinations based on statistical data.
Objectives: to analyze the current state of macroeconomic indicators of the integration associations of the EAEU and LAC in order to identify identical development indicators; to characterize the country and sectoral directions of FDI of the EAEU countries in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in comparison with similar investments of the countries of the "collective" West and the United States.
Methodology. Investment cooperation is analyzed within the framework of the theory of structural functionalism (Parsons) using macroeconomic indicators of foreign trade cooperation based on UNCTAD statistics on world investments, data from the central banks of Bolivia, Brazil, statistical agencies CEPAL and the Bank of Russia.
Results. It has been proved that investment flows between the EAEU and LAC have developed unevenly, and the volume of investments has fluctuated significantly. This trend reflects the general stagnation of the EAEU's investment activity in Latin America outside the commodity sectors. The leading sector attracting investment is the software and IT services sector in LAC.
Conclusions. There is a trend towards an increase in the volume of trade turnover between the regions of the EAEU and the LAC, but investment cooperation between the countries is slowed down due to the logistical inaccessibility of the region, the insufficient development of the port infrastructure of the LAC, the lack of interbank relations, and insufficient state support in the LAC.
About the Authors
V. M. KuzminaRussian Federation
Violetta M. Kuzmina, Cand. of Sci. (History), Associate Professor
Department of International Relations and Public Administration
305040
50 Let Oktyabrya Str. 94
Kursk
A. I. Pykhtin
Russian Federation
Alexei I. Pykhtin, Cand. of Sci. (Engineering), Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation
305040
50 Let Oktyabrya Str. 94
Kursk
Researcher ID: D-8761-2015
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Review
For citations:
Kuzmina V.M., Pykhtin A.I. Investment Cooperation of the EAEU Countries and Latin America in Modern Conditions. Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Economics. Sociology. Management. 2023;13(6):10-18. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1552-2023-13-6-10-18