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4 April 2016 | News

New skills for government statisticians in Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Government statisticians from three countries will learn how to use the REDATAM software (REtrieval of DATa for small Areas by Microcomputer) to develop online applications for the dissemination of national census data.
1 April 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC’S Executive Secretary Reiterates the Organization’s Technical Support to the Work of CELAC
At a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, Alicia Bárcena presented an economic and social overview of the region and its prospects in light of the 2030 Agenda. She emphasized the need to give the economy a big environmental push with new technology and investment paradigms, within a horizon of equality and sustainability.
30 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Supports Region’s Countries in the Definition of the 2030 Agenda’s Indicators
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated in Mexico the third meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group, which is in charge of proposing a framework of reference for measuring progress on compliance with the SDGs.
3 March 2016 | News

Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya
ECLAC has called on Caribbean countries to develop a Big Data Strategy to ensure that they take full advantage of the data revolution for sustainable development.
8 February 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC’s New Edition of Statistical Yearbook Compiles Relevant Data on the Region’s Situation
The 2015 edition updates a selected group of indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean countries.
22 December 2015 | Infographic

Tax Reforms
Fiscal policy can be a powerful instrument for income redistribution, which is key to inclusive development, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). We present here which countries in the region have made tax reforms and in what areas, in 2014 and the first half of 2015.
24 November 2015 | News

Caribbean researchers to maximize use of census microdata
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is charting the way forward for Caribbean countries to make microdata from their censuses more easily available to researchers.
19 November 2015 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Agree to Broaden Statistical Sources to Orient Development Towards 2030
The Statistical Conference of the Americas, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, concluded its eighth meeting in Quito today.
17 November 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC and Ecuador Call for Placing Statistics at the Service of Development with Equality and Environmental Sustainability
The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated in Quito the eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas.
Banner de la VIII Reunión de la CEA CEPAL.
12 November 2015 | Announcement

Heads of Statistics Will Analyze the Challenges of 2030 Agenda in Quito
The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, will open the eighth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas on November 17.
20 October 2015 | Statement

World Statistics Day
“I urge all partners and stakeholders to work together to give all countries the comprehensive information systems they need to achieve sustainable development," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his annual message.
28 September 2015 | Speech

High Level Launch of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data
Statement by Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary of ECLAC, United Nations.
21 August 2015 | News

Data revolution for sustainable development: The Caribbean Challenge
ECLAC Caribbean explores the Big Data phenomenon, drawing on the knowledge of experts around the region to address its implications and uses.
1 July 2015 | Infographic

Data and Statistics in the Caribbean
Statistics provide an interpretation and summary of data.
Imagen aérea de asentamientos de viviendas en Brasil.
31 March 2015 | News

ECLAC Recommends Improving Statistics to Measure Territorial Development
The scant coverage of sub-national indicators and differences in political-administrative structures limit data comparability between countries, according to a study by the regional United Nations organization.
22 December 2014 | News

Complete Version of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 Is Now Available Online

The ECLAC report, which was launched on 2 December, includes economic fact sheets of the region’s countries.
foto de una ciudad
5 December 2014 | Announcement

OECD, ECLAC and CAF to Launch their Joint Latin American Economic Outlook 2015
The document will be presented on Tuesday 9 December at 8:30am in the margins of the Ibero-American Summit in Veracruz, Mexico.
4 de August de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL baja a 2,2% pronóstico de crecimiento de la región en 2014
El organismo prevé una alta heterogeneidad entre países, debido a la evolución dispar de los principales socios comerciales de América Latina y el Caribe y a factores específicos de las economías nacionales.
30 de April de 2014 | News

CEPAL publica estimaciones de las paridades de poder adquisitivo de los países de la región
13 de January de 2014 | Press Release

Anuario Estadístico de la CEPAL ofrece panorama social, económico y ambiental de América Latina y el Caribe
La edición 2013 del documento está disponible en internet.

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