Risky business.
When it comes to investing in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , there are certain
risks an investor takes. One is the risk of having assets expropriated ex·pro·pri·ate
tr.v. ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing, ex·pro·pri·ates
1. To deprive of possession: expropriated the property owners who lived in the path of the new highway. by the government, often without compensation. Other risks that concern
investors include the ease of getting money, profits mainly, in and out
of a given country. Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. and Chile run the lowest such risks in Latin
America. Venezuela and Bolivia are currently the highest risk.
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