Activities
Upcoming activities
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16 - 26 September - 09:00 - 17:00National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…
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23 - 25 September - All dayEscazú Agreement: Implementation and tools for the Public Defense of the…
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25 - 26 September - 09:00 - 17:00Regional and National Dialogues on External Financing and…
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30 Sep 2025 - 16:00Seminar on Ocean-based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy…
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6 - 10 October - All dayRegional Water Week for Latin America and the Caribbean – Santiago, Chile…
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6 - 08 October - 09:00 - 12:00Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related…
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9 Oct 2025 - 11:00Seventh meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance
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20 - 09 November - All dayVirtual course on Regulation for digital trade and blockchain
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29 - 30 October - 14:30 - 17:30Sixth meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population…
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25 - 27 November - 09:00 - 18:00Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
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First meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement
10 Aug 2023 - 09:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The first meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held in person, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on August 10, 2023. Background: Decision II/1 of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat to coordinate the date and venue for the first session of the Committee as soon as possible in order for its members to assume their functions.…
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ECLAC: Promoting Circular Economy in the Potable Water and Sanitation Sector (Mexico)
7 Aug 2023 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)The Water and Energy Unit of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC carried out a training mission in Mexico from July 17th to July 21st, with the aim of promoting circularity in the drinking water and sanitation sector. The mission included theoretical training, technical working sessions, and on-site visits to local plants, where topics such as methane utilization, nutrient recovery, and energy efficiency were addressed. The visits to these plants allowed for the assessment of specific improvements in the treatment plants, as well as the feasibility evaluation of methane recovery and the fo…
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Advancing the realization of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in the Amazon basin
6 Aug 2023 - 12:00 | Event (Other events)In person side event organized in the framework of the Amazon Summit by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Environment Programme, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).…
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Thirteenth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
2 - 04 August - 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)The Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), is an intergovernmental mechanism created to provide guidelines regarding the production, availability, and use of geospatial information within national, regional and global policy frameworks.…
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First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Taxation
27 - 28 July - 06:00 - 07:30 | Event (Other events)The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit extends an invitation to the political leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean to meet at the first ministerial tax summit of the region, which will inaugurate a space for discussion and tax cooperation for our countries. The platform seeks to allow an inclusive and transparent discussion of international taxation issues, in order to identify common positions to strengthen the region's voice in the global tax policy debate.…
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International Seminar "Inequalities in access to health: the centrality of Primary Health Care to advance towards universal health"
19 Jul 2023 - 12:30 | Event (Other events)The objective of this event, that will be held in a hybrid format, is to delve into the main obstacles and barriers that the population faces in access, as well as the Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy as a tool to achieve universal health, providing an opportunity to reflect with authorities and/or specialists from each country on the main challenges their health systems face in terms of universality and the lessons learned from systems with a consolidated strategy.…
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CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Success factors of scalable programs for the digital transformation of exporting SMEs
12 Jul 2023 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)REDIBERO-ECLAC-CELAC Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chile time In person: Celso Furtado room, ECLAC Virtual: By Zoom Background Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represent only 6% of the region's exports. Yet, they constitute 99% of registered businesses and two-thirds of employment. Their small participation in exports is explained, in part, by their low productivity and the challenges they face in overcoming different obstacles to export beyond access to credit. The Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) –cooperating regionally…
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Call for papers - XII REDLAS Conference regional integration in services
1 Jul 2023 - 08:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)Background Services represent approximately two-thirds of GDP and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). However, this sector still represents a small part of the region's exports. Although services include several modern activities delivered by digital means and that are knowledge-intensive (such as telecommunications, computing, software, finance, and various types of creative and business services), most services in the region are traditional, low productivity, and informal. This situation has a negative impact on services exports, slows down the growth of the manufacturing an…
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29 June 2023 – Preparation for the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)
29 Jun 2023 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Community of Practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reveiws (VNRs) in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTSArgentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to highlight good practices and…
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Third Regional Seminar on Social Development "Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean"
27 - 29 June - 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)The objective of this third Regional Seminar on Social Development, which will be held in a hybrid format, is to reflect on the promotion of labour inclusion policies that allow progress towards the reduction of gaps with experts from the United Nations and multilateral organizations, academics, and labour policy decision-makers in the region. In addition, we hope to provide a space to discuss and share strategies and innovations proposed in the field of labour policies as integral parts of the transformative recovery with equality and sustainability in the region and to highlight successful e…
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Discussion on "Environmental Justice and Water Management Challenges" with Professor Joan Martínez Alier
23 Jun 2023 - 07:50 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Last Friday, June 23, a discussion organized by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division was held with Professor Joan Martínez Alier, a prominent figure in the field of ecological economics, political ecology, and environmental justice.…
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Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies
22 - 28 June - 05:00 - 08:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event “Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies”, held exclusively online, will take place from 22 to 28 June 2023. The event is promoted by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, with the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) of Brazil, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Euroclima+ Program of the European Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Centre for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), Ação AL INVEST Verde DPI and the Royal Danish Embassy in Brazil. The showcase pres…
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Regional Seminar "The Contribution of International Migration to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean"
14 - 15 June - 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of this seminar is to share the results of the United Nations Development Account (12th Tranche) project Harnessing the contribution of international migration to sustainable development in Latin American and Caribbean countries , coordinated by CELADE - Population Division of the ECLAC, and to reflect on the analysis dimensions of the studies, as well as on their public policy implications.…
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Third Expert forum for producers and users of disaster-related statistics
5 - 07 June - 04:00 - 07:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The annual expert forums are organized to advance the production and use of disaster-related statistics for risk-informed development in support of the aim of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) of the United Nations Statistical Commission.…
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1 June 2023 – Balance of the sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (April 24-28, 2023)
1 Jun 2023 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Community of Practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay SESSION GOAL The specific goal of this session was to reflect on the sixth meeting of the Forum of the Co…
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Workshop "Contributions of international migration to sustainable development" - Jamaica
1 - 02 June - 05:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This workshop is part of the activities of the United Nations Development Account project Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries (12th tranche), which focuses on five countries (Costa Rica, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru).…
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First session of the Regional Conference on South South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
30 - 31 May - 04:00 - 14:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Regional Conference was established by virtue of resolution 752(PLEN.36) adopted by the member States of ECLAC at the thirty-sixth session of its Committee of the Whole in December 2021. In that meeting member States approved the renaming of the Committee on South-South Cooperation as the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
15 - 17 May - 11:00 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy is organized by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through the Economic Development Division. It is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).…
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Caribbean SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based policies: Final regional workshop of the project 2023
10 - 12 May - 05:00 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Institutionalizing sound evidence-based sustainable development policies in the Caribbean requires quality, timely, and accessible climate change and disasters indicators that are harmonized and comparable across countries.…
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Twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
3 - 04 May - 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Commitees)This twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held virtually on May 3 and 4, 2023. Agreements of the meeting are available on this page.…
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Digital Trade: Building a Competitive Regulatory Environment for Latin America and the Caribbean
21 - 22 September - 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)September 21 and 22, 2023 / Hybrid Event / Celso Furtado Room, UN-ECLAC, Santiago / Zoom…
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Launch of the OPCC Virtual Platform and the Legislative Data Tracker
20 Sep 2023 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Launch event of the OPCC Virtual Platform and Legislative Data Monitor in virtual format with live transmission on ECLAC's YouTube channel and simultaneous translation…
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Expert Group Meeting: Measuring the digital society to advance digital inclusion in the Caribbean
18 Sep 2023 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Expert Group Meeting to discuss measuring the digital society to advance digital inclusion in the Caribbean…
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CEPAL Seminar: Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Water Transition as the Conclusion of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (ABES) Mission with the Winners of the National Sanitation Quality Award (PNQS)
15 Sep 2023 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event took place at CEPAL's premises on September 15th and was broadcast in a hybrid format. The event was organized by CEPAL and ABES. Fifty representatives from Brazilian sanitation companies, winners of the only National Sanitation Quality Award (PNQS) in the world, were present, including COPASA, AGUAS CUIABÁ, IGUÁ MT, EMBASA, DESO, AGUAS BRASIL, CORSAN, SABESP, INECOM, and WETLAND. Each company was awarded in one of the following categories: 1) Innovation in Environmental Sanitation Management; 2) Operational Efficiency in Environmental Sanitation; 3) Supplier Quality Seal; 4) En…
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Enhancing Inclusivity and Effectiveness in International Tax Cooperation: A Proposal from the Global South
15 Sep 2023 - 09:05 | Event (Other events)On December 30, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), through Resolution 77/244, agreed to initiate intergovernmental discussions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The objective is to explore ways to enhance the inclusivity and effectiveness of international cooperation on tax matters, considering the assessment of additional options, which could include the creation of a framework or instrument for international tax cooperation, developed and agreed upon through an intergovernmental process under the supervision of the United Nations. This first event …
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Remaking the Global Trading System for a Sustainable Future
15 - 17 September - 06:00 - 12:05 | Event (Other events)Remaking the Global Trading System for a Sustainable Future High-Level Summit 15–17 September 2023. Hosted by the Villars Institute in partnership with Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project…
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6 September 2023 – Reflections on the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and preparation for the 2023 SDG Summit
6 Sep 2023 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Community of Practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reveiws (VNRs) in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTSArgentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Neves, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to reflect on the 2023 High-Level Political …
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ECLAC: Promoting Circular Economy in the Potable Water and Sanitation Sector (El Salvador)
5 Sep 2023 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)ECLAC conducted a comprehensive mission in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 5th and 6th, 2023. This mission focused on promoting and providing advanced training in circular economy principles applied to the potable water and sanitation sector.…
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Regional Workshop: Strengthening agrifood trade in the region to enhance its role in sustainable development and food security
4 - 05 September - 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Introduction In an increasingly fragmented, complex and conflict-ridden world, the concept of multilateralism is increasingly challenged. At the global level, collective actions by countries and regions with common interests are a particularly important external policy instrument. These collective actions are more important and urgent at this time when the world is undergoing profound and possibly enduring geopolitical changes, including in the food sector. These changes are also having a direct impact on the political, social and trade relations of the region with the rest of the world. Multi…
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Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters
31 Aug 2023 - 09:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of the meeting will be to share the results of the consultation on the annotated index of the action plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and the proposals for improvement of the index based thereon, so as to advance in the preparation of the draft action plan. The Secretariat will also inform about the organization of the Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters that will take place in Panama City between 26 and 28 September 2023.…
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Webinar - Challenges of territorial resilience
18 Aug 2023 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Latin American and Caribbean Development Planning Network of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) organizes this event.…
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Webinar Introduction to the UN Datathon 2023
17 Aug 2023 - 05:30 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)The UN Datathon (3-6 November) welcomes participants from around the globe of all ages and backgrounds, as long as you have a basic level of data science experience. If you are passionate about data-driven solutions at local and global levels, and eager to contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this event is for you!…
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First meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement
10 Aug 2023 - 09:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The first meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held in person, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on August 10, 2023. Background: Decision II/1 of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat to coordinate the date and venue for the first session of the Committee as soon as possible in order for its members to assume their functions.…
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ECLAC: Promoting Circular Economy in the Potable Water and Sanitation Sector (Mexico)
7 Aug 2023 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)The Water and Energy Unit of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC carried out a training mission in Mexico from July 17th to July 21st, with the aim of promoting circularity in the drinking water and sanitation sector. The mission included theoretical training, technical working sessions, and on-site visits to local plants, where topics such as methane utilization, nutrient recovery, and energy efficiency were addressed. The visits to these plants allowed for the assessment of specific improvements in the treatment plants, as well as the feasibility evaluation of methane recovery and the fo…
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Advancing the realization of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in the Amazon basin
6 Aug 2023 - 12:00 | Event (Other events)In person side event organized in the framework of the Amazon Summit by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Environment Programme, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).…
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Thirteenth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
2 - 04 August - 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)The Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), is an intergovernmental mechanism created to provide guidelines regarding the production, availability, and use of geospatial information within national, regional and global policy frameworks.…
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First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Taxation
27 - 28 July - 06:00 - 07:30 | Event (Other events)The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit extends an invitation to the political leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean to meet at the first ministerial tax summit of the region, which will inaugurate a space for discussion and tax cooperation for our countries. The platform seeks to allow an inclusive and transparent discussion of international taxation issues, in order to identify common positions to strengthen the region's voice in the global tax policy debate.…
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International Seminar "Inequalities in access to health: the centrality of Primary Health Care to advance towards universal health"
19 Jul 2023 - 12:30 | Event (Other events)The objective of this event, that will be held in a hybrid format, is to delve into the main obstacles and barriers that the population faces in access, as well as the Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy as a tool to achieve universal health, providing an opportunity to reflect with authorities and/or specialists from each country on the main challenges their health systems face in terms of universality and the lessons learned from systems with a consolidated strategy.…
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CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Success factors of scalable programs for the digital transformation of exporting SMEs
12 Jul 2023 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)REDIBERO-ECLAC-CELAC Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chile time In person: Celso Furtado room, ECLAC Virtual: By Zoom Background Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represent only 6% of the region's exports. Yet, they constitute 99% of registered businesses and two-thirds of employment. Their small participation in exports is explained, in part, by their low productivity and the challenges they face in overcoming different obstacles to export beyond access to credit. The Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) –cooperating regionally…
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Call for papers - XII REDLAS Conference regional integration in services
1 Jul 2023 - 08:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)Background Services represent approximately two-thirds of GDP and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). However, this sector still represents a small part of the region's exports. Although services include several modern activities delivered by digital means and that are knowledge-intensive (such as telecommunications, computing, software, finance, and various types of creative and business services), most services in the region are traditional, low productivity, and informal. This situation has a negative impact on services exports, slows down the growth of the manufacturing an…