At the recent XX Congreso Industrial  in Guatemala, government and business leaders gathered to discuss how the region can attract more sustainable, scalable foreign direct investment (FDI). The tone was ambitious, yet grounded. A key takeaway, captured effectively in a República  article titled “Certezas y desafíos para atraer IED”  (Sept. 30, 2025) , was that Guatemala's FDI future depends not only on infrastructure, but also on deeper structural reforms . Two of the most t