Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Female entrepreneurship in Latin America - statistics & facts
The Latin American and the Caribbean region has given birth to multiple businesses and entrepreneurs, the popular ‘multilatinas’ among them. Home of unicorn companies with high market value, such as Kavak in Mexico or Rappi in Colombia, Latin America is still developing its full potential. In Mexico, the business magnate Carlos Slim, one of the richest person in the world and the richest in Latin America, has a diverse list of investments and business creations. The fourth wealthiest person in the region was a woman, Iris Fontbona. Fontbona’s home country, Chile, had the second-highest advancement of women to leadership roles index in a recent study. A mining magnate and billionaire businesswoman, Fontbona laid the path and set high standards for the new generation of female entrepreneurs in Latin America.
