Launch of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014

On Monday 4 August, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014, in which it will update its growth estimates for the region's countries this year. The annual report, which is one of the flagship documents of this United Nations regional commission, will be launched at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, at a press conference scheduled for 11.00 a.m. The Economic Survey 2014 analyses the economic performance of Latin America and the Caribbean during…

XII Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo entitled: "Transformations in centre-periphery relations and their impact on development in Latin America and the Caribbean"

XI Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Danilo Astori entitled: "Innovation Is Essential for Increasing Productivity and Improving Competitiveness in Countries"

Tenth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by José Antonio Ocampo entitled: "Economic Growth is, above all else, a Process of Structural Change"

Ninth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Aldo Ferrer entitled: "Development and Globalization: Prebisch's Approach Today"

VIII Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Fernando Savater Martín entitled: "A Historical Look at ECLAC in its Era"

Seventh Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Tulio Halperin Donghi entitled: "A Historical Look at ECLAC in its Era"

Sixth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Enrique V. Iglesias entitled: "The return of the State in development strategies"

Fifth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Dani Rodrik entitled: "Policies for Economic Diversification?"

Fourth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Rubens Ricupero entitled: "The contemporary relevance of Prebisch: placing international trade at the service of development"

Third Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Fernando Henrique Cardoso entitled: "Beyond the economy: interactions between policy and economic "

Second Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Joseph Stiglitz entitled: "Whither Reforms? Towards a New Agenda for Latin America"

First Raúl Prebisch Chair, dictated by Celso Furtado entitled: "The Roots of Globalization"