Mexico posts record foreign direct investment
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Mexico registered foreign direct investment of $23.8 billion in the first six months of the year.
The figure is the most ever for a similar period, the Ministry of Economy said.
Foreign investment was boosted by brewer Anheuser-Busch Inbev 's buyout of Mexican beer maker Grupo Modelo for $13.2 billion.
Source: The Wall Street Journal