Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Chile: Seminar Promoting Financial Inclusion through Development Bank Innovation Policies

The Seminar is part of a greater ECLAC project whose aim is to promote the development of a greater array of financial instruments that would allow development banks to boost the financial inclusion of the SME sector, given that SMEs play a central role in the productive fabric and job creation in the regional economies. More specifically, the project centers on the state of financial inclusion in seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru) and on the policies that development banks could pursue in order to promote financial inclusion. The…

Fifth Workshop of the Latin American and Caribbean Network on the Environmental Footprint of Coffee

On October 17 and 18, 2017, the Fifth Workshop of the Latin American and Caribbean Network on the Environmental Footprint of Coffee was held in Lima, Peru, seeking to incorporate environmental sustainability as a factor in export competitiveness.…

Sixteenth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning

La XV Conferencia de Ministros y Jefes de Planificación de América Latina y el Caribe y la XVI Reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación (CRP) del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) tendrán lugar en la ciudad de Lima, del 11 al 13 de octubre de 2017.…

Seminar on Export Promotion Policies in Asia and Latin America

The objective of the seminar is to make a comparative analysis of export promotion policies in Asia and Latin America. Prof. Yukiko Fukagawa of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan will present on export promotion policies in Asian countries, ECLAC will present the experience of Latin America, and representatives of ProChile and SOFOFA will discuss the experience of Chile.…

Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The fifty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers was held from 5 to 6 October 2017 in Havana, Cuba.…

Cities Conference: Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

One year on from Habitat III, the Cities Conference focused on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean for inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities.…

Study Tour for officials and policy makers from Latin America to Thailand’s SME Bank and the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives

The purpose of this study tour is to provide officials and policy makers from Latin America the opportunity to learn first-hand how two important Thai national development banks, the SME bank and the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), are enhancing the access of small and medium enterprises in Thailand and exchange views and experiences on the subject.…

Thailand: Workshop on small and medium enterprises’ access to finance and the role of development banks in Asia and the Pacific and Latin America

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is implementing a project on financial inclusion in various Latin American countries with the goal of identifying and promoting the development of a wide range of financial instruments that would allow development banks to foster financial inclusion of SMEs. Within the scope of the project, ECLAC will participate in a workshop on small and medium enterprise (SME) financing and the role of development banks in Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCA…

VI REDLAS Conference: Trends and Perspectives for Production and Trade in Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin American and Caribbean Network on Services Research -REDLAS- (www.redlas.net) is a network of research groups and individuals actively involved in service trade research and policy formulation. REDLAS members come from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and they are mostly part of universities and research institutes, while others are employed in governments, international organizations and the private sector. The VI REDLAS Conference will discuss topics such as new niches of services based on automation, trade negotiations, public policies and Public and Private Partnership to p…

Interagency meeting on implementation of road safety measures in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Organized by ECLAC and PAHO…

Latin American and Caribbean regional preparatory meeting of international migration experts on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

The aim of the meeting will be to generate inputs that the governments will use in negotiations on the global compact.…

Launch of the South American and Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix

On August 23, 2017, as part of the 90-year celebration of the creation of the Central Bank of Ecuador, ECLAC presented the South American Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and the Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and 2011 in Quito, Ecuador. These tools will enable policymakers and analysts to identify productive chains and analyze the effects of changes in the final demand for goods and services on production and employment. During the event, the Central Bank of Ecuador presented the Ecuadorian Social Accounting Matrix for 2007 and 2014.…

Peru: Latin American and Caribbean seminar promoting financial inclusion though development bank financial innovation policies

ECLAC and the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) are co-organizing a seminar to promote financial inclusion of SMEs through development bank financial innovation policies.…

Seminar on the potential impacts of climate change on coffee and possible responses in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has found itself exposed to more frequent droughts and flooding in recent years, along with higher temperatures and various hurricanes, placing numerous Dominican families in greater vulnerability. Climate change represents a threat to food security and nutrition, living conditions, and rural population incomes because it affects agricultural activity, including basic foods and exports such as coffee. Thus, the challenge is to transition to more sustainable and inclusive agriculture to protect both the farm-based rural poor, as well as city-based food consumers. Th…

Seventh meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10)

Seminario Globalización en Latinoamérica: estructuras, conflictos y estrategias

Este seminario, desarrollado en conjunto por la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial de la CEPAL, por la Corporación de Fomento de la Producción de Chile, CORFO, e InvestChile, busca generar un espacio de discusión e intercambio de ideas del impacto de la globalización sobre las políticas de desarrollo en América Latina, enfatizando sus aspectos tecnológicos, financieros, comerciales y de economía política. Apunta a entender las alternativas y el espacio para las políticas macroeconómicas, industriales y tecnológicas en la región. En este sentido, contará con la participación de de…

Intersessional meeting (virtual) of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10)

The meeting will focus on articles 11 to 25 of the compilation text as a whole and the administrative, financial and budgetary implications of the future agreement. Deadline to register: Monday, 10 July 2017.…

Inter-regional workshop “Strengthening statistical capacities for building macroeconomic and sustainable development Indicators in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific countries

Organized jointly by the Statistical Divisions of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia, ESCAP.…

Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons

The Conference is taking place within the framework of the third cycle of the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. The main aim to assess the progress made in the implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Conference will also seek to identify key actions for expanding the protection of the human rights of older persons in the next five years, specifically those that facilitate the implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older …