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Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean Community Subregional Input Output Table

14 August 2018, 06:15 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the 2005 and 2011 versions of the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and Andean Community IOTs as tools for economic analysis. In addition, the seminar included presenations by the National Insitute of Statistics and Informatics an…

Ninth ECLAC Seminar on Trade and Sustainability: International trade as a driver for sustainable development

18 - 19 July 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This seminar will present a broad vision of the relationship between international trade and sustainable development, identifying those aspects in which the exchange of goods and services can complement the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The links will be reviewed considering the current state of compliance with the SDGs in Latin America, emphasizing both regulatory aspects, such as trade agreements, and business practices, particularly private sustainability standards. The way in which environmental and social sustainability is supported in global value chains and ho…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Mercosur Subregional Input Output Table

25 June 2018, 05:00 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 Subregional South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, 2005 and 2011 versions, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and MERCOSUR IOTs as tools for economic analysis. The seminar was held at the Central Bank of Paraguay with the participation of officials of the MERCOSUR Secretariat and various public entiti…

Regional-Global TiVA Initiatives Workshop

7 - 8 June 2018 | Event (Other events)

Recent years have seen a significant take-up in international efforts to develop measures of Trade in Value Added, driven by growing demands for better, more comprehensive and more timely data on global value chains, their drivers and impacts. Examples of initiatives include OECD-WTO TiVA, Eurostat’s FIGARO, North American TiVA, APEC TIVA, WIOD, regional IO tables for Latin America coordinated by CEPAL, and many others. Bringing together all these TiVA initiatives, the second Regional-Global TiVA Workshop that took place on 7-8 June in Paris aimed to further develop and operationalise common …

The role of the entrepreneur in Latin American Integration

15 - 16 May 2018 | Event (Other events)

The Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) in coordination with the Chamber of Commerce of Lima is organizing the International Seminar: "The Role of the Entrepreneur in Latin American Integration" whose final objective is to open a space for entrepreneurs to express their concerns and proposals on regional integration. The event will cover topics such as the improvement of the Free Trade Zone from the business perspective; the facilitation of trade in customs matters; the elimination of non-tariff barriers in intra-CAN trade; and the advances and opportunities in land transport and th…

Seminar-Workshop: Promoting the internationalization of women-led businesses

7 May 2018, 05:45 - 13:30 | Event (Other events)

The seminar-workshop "Promoting the internationalization of women-led businesses", orgnized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), PROMPERU and the Ministry of the Woman and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, included presentations and discussions around the economic autonomy of women and the promotion of businesses led by women and their exports, among other themes. The one day seminar-workshop was designed to support the internationalization of female enterprise through the identification of opportunities and challenges in entering the i…

RedIbero Meeting: Promoting Regional Value Chains

21 - 23 March 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The meeting on "Promoting Regional Value Chains", organized by RedIbero together with PROCOMER and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will bring together foreign trade promotion organizations from all over the region to analyze methods of analysis and strategies to create and join regional value chains. ECLAC will share its extensive experience in the analysis of regional value chains and will contribute to a better understanding of the related methodologies.…

Seminar: Prospective Vision of Latin American and Caribbean Integration

6 - 7 March 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) share an interest in supporting regional integration processes as relevant mechanisms for the economic and political development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Permanent Secretariat of SELA and ECLAC promote research that broadens the knowledge of progress in the process of subregional integration mechanisms in different areas that are of interest to the region. For this reason they have co-organized a seminar for reflection …

Fair trade in public policies for sustainable development

13 November 2017, 06:00 - 09:45 | Event (Other events)

Presentation of the report on Public Policies for the Promotion of Fair and Solidarity Trade in Latin America: The Cases of Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia and the launch of the ECLAC-CLAC publication The Fair Trade Contribution to Sustainable Development …

Seminar on Export Promotion Policies in Asia and Latin America

11 October 2017, 12:00 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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.…

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

21 - 22 September 2017 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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…

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

23 August 2017, 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)

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.…

International Fair Trade Meeting in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

10 - 11 May 2017 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The International Fair Trade Meeting for the Andean countries was held from May 10 to 11th, 2017 in La Paz, Bolivia (P.S. of) on the theme "Fair Trade: an alliance for sustainable development". More than 40 Fair Trade producer organizations from the host country, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic participated, as well as representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA), and the Bolivian Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy. The mai…

India – Latin America and the Caribbean Conclave

28 - 29 November 2016 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), supporting the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and in cooperation with the Ministry of External Affairs of India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and the Government of Jalisco, is organizing the Seventh India-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Conclave in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 28 and 29 november 2016. Between India and Latin America and the Caribbean, there are important linkages in terms of trade, foreign direct investment and the potential for south-south cooperation. The growting economic relationship…

Seminar: Economic Integration in Central America and its productive dimension: challenges and opportunities to foster regional development

3 November 2016, 05:30 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Los objetivos de la Reunión son: Analizar la integración productiva de la región y los retos y oportunidades que ésta presenta para el proceso de integración regional. Analizar información relevante sobre la evolución económica reciente de la región, particularmente en los temas de comercio, inversión y crecimiento. Promover un debate informado sobre las oportunidades y desafíos de Centroamérica para fortalecer la integración económica e impulsar con ello, el desarrollo humano y bienestar de su población. Contribuir a la formación de opinión pública informada y estimular el diálogo social y p…

Seminar Republic of Korea- CELAC "Exploring strategies for economic cooperation between Korea-Latin America and Caribbean”

11 April 2016, 05:30 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Debate on Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of innovation and skills development as key components within creative economy policies, as well as Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development and internationalization. Propose cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean in these areas.…

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