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CLACS legacy and the REAL development Challenges for LATAM regional Economics

11 - 12 November 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

For more than 60 years, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has worked to promote innovative research, specialist teaching, and public awareness of the Latin American and Caribbean region: its histories, challenges, and complex connections to the United States and other parts of the world. This conference seminar celebrates and builds upon the extraordinary contributions of Werner Baer and Geoffrey Hewings to the legacy of the Center. Through their inspiring, professional, and selfless work –with CLACS, with the Lemann Cen…

An Introduction To CGE Modeling focus upon trade and tax policy

7 - 8 October 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

An Introduction to CGE Modeling is designed to introduce fundamental concepts and practices of tax and trade policy assessment. The primary tool used is Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling. The workshop will be a brief introduction to the practice of economic impact analysis, and a presentation of how CGE models are used to provide evidence-based analysis for Caribbean countries. The presentations will explain standard economic theory behind general equilibrium and will provide examples of CGE applications for tax policy and international trade analysis.…

30th International Input-Output Association Conference and 12th Edition of the International School of I-O Analysis

1 - 5 July 2024 | Event (Other events)

Introduction We are delighted to announce that ECLAC, along with the International Input-Output Association (IIOA) will be hosting the 30th IIOA Conference at the ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile, between July 2 and July 5, 2024. This is a remarkable reflection of the close collaboration by the two global organizations in the development and promotion of methods, statistical data, analytical results, and policy application in the field of input-output. This event is supported by Andrés Bello University, the Central Bank of Chile and the Chilean Foreign Ministry. Moreover, in conjunction w…

Trade in Services for development - Empowering LAC countries to reap development dividends

16 May 2024, 05:30 - 07:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Services have emerged as the driving force shaping the economic landscape of countries at all levels of development. Services trade has become a key element in growth strategies, becoming the most dynamic component of global trade in recent times. In 2023, the WTO and the World Bank jointly published a study entitled 'Trade in Services for Development', which underscored the significant and multifaceted development impact of trade in services and the important opportunities it offers to developing countries in terms of export-led growth, economic diversification, inflows of foreign direct inve…

Workshop: Support programs to promote the participation of SMEs in cross-border e-commerce

22 March 2024, 07:00 - 10:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

CLOSURE FEALAC PROJECT Support programs to promote the participation of SMEs in cross-border e-commerce Date: Friday, March 22, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Chile time Hybrid workshop: Celso Furtado Room, ECLAC and online 1. Background From the last quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2024, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), implemented the project “Support the strengthening of policies to monitor and promote the participation of MSMEs in cross-border goods and services e-commerce for an inclusive and sustainable pandemic response and recovery in East …

Fixing a Leaky System: Creating Resource Management Systems for Used Textiles

19 February 2024, 07:15 - 08:15 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Organised by: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the United Nations Economic Commissions for Europe (UNECE) and for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) This session explores the global flows of used garments, and their reuse, recycling and disposal pathways. Taking the examples of Chile and Europe, the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions for Europe (UNECE) and for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) will present findings and policy recommendations from their joint report “Improving the sustainability of used clothing: Global, European, and Chilean perspectives''. Governments, UNE…

Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future

13 February 2024 | Event (Other events)

This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…

CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Innovative digital technologies to support the participation of SMEs in international (electronic) commerce

29 November 2023, 07:00 - 10:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The CORPYME project aims to promote innovative digital technologies in support of the participation of SMEs in international (electronic) commerce. As part of the dissemination activities of the work, ECLAC and the RED IBERO organize a hybrid workshop for the technical teams of the TPOs and other interested parties.…

WTO Thematic Session: Trade contributions to energy transition efforts concerning climate adaptation and mitigation

13 November 2023, 07:00 - 10:25 | Event (Other events)

How can trade and trade-related policy tools contribute to a just, climate resilient, low-carbon energy transition? Which goods, services and technologies can support efforts to increase the proportion of renewable sources in national energy mixes? · What trade-related measures have Members taken? What kind of approaches have worked? What are the specific opportunities and challenges faced by developing countries? · What is the WTO’s role in promoting these tools and providing an institutional framework? · From a business perspective, what are the main trade-related opp…

Remaking the Global Trading System for a Sustainable Future

15 - 17 September 2023 | 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…

CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Success factors of scalable programs for the digital transformation of exporting SMEs

12 July 2023, 06:00 - 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…

Call for papers - XII REDLAS Conference regional integration in services

1 July 2023, 05:00 - 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…

The articulating role of international trade in the circular economy in fashion: challenges and opportunities

27 April 2023, 14:00 - 15:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Circularity in the used clothing trade would generate important benefits by extending the useful life of those garments that are in good condition, allowing people to purchase clothing at an affordable price, generating local employment, and reducing CO2 emissions and waste generation by substituting the production of a new garment. However, in some cases, exports of second-hand garments generate negative impacts on the destination markets. This occurs when the exported products are of poor quality, i.e. they are not able to meet the needs for warmth, or do not meet the climatic conditions of …

Rail as the backbone of sustainable transport for people and goods of the future

25 April 2023, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Background With seven years to go until 2030, the year in which the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be implemented, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have faced a challenging health, economic, social and environmental context. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine reverted some of the progress in infrastructure, transport and logistics achieved before 2020. In this context, the transition towards sustainable and efficient transport to advance towards the achievement of the 2…

JRC/ESTAT – ECLAC Collaboration on FIGARO ACT II

30 - 31 March 2023 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Meeting of the JRC/ESTAT - ECLAC will discuss the collaboration on FIGARO ACT II. FIGARO tables are a new statistical product for economic modelling. Since 2021, they are produced annually, linking national accounts with data on business, trade and jobs for EU Member States and 18 main EU trading partners; a ‘rest of the world’ region completes the FIGARO tables. Date: 30 - 31 March 2023 Location: Seville, Spain Chair: José Manuel Rueda Cantuche Short Agenda: a) FIGARO framework and ECLAC IOTs b) Data collection and transformation process c) Main challenges and problems of assembling…

ESCAP-ECA-ECLAC workshop Regional Digital Trade Integration Index (RDTII): findings and implications from Asia-Pacific, Africa, and LAC

22 - 24 February 2023 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

ESCAP-ECA-ECLAC workshop Regional Digital Trade Integration Index (RDTII): findings and implications from Asia-Pacific, Africa, and LAC Hybrid Meeting, UNCC Meeting Room H and Zoom (By invitation only) 22-24 February 2023 Background This workshop is based on the joint efforts of three United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs), namely ESCAP, ECA and ECLAC, on digital trade regulatory analysis and integration. Its objectives are to build the capacity of the Forum for East Asia and Latin America (FEALAC) and other participating UN member states by familiarizing them with the ESCAP-ECA-EC…

Launch of the Latin America and Caribbean Marketplace Explorer

7 December 2022, 08:00 - 09:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The International Trade Centre (ITC) together with Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC) and the Centre for Market Insights of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, are pleased to invite you to attend the launch of the Latin America and the Caribbean Marketplace Explorer and an accompanying publication. LACME is the first tool that allows a Latin America and Caribbean-wide analysis of B2C goods-oriented marketplaces. This free dashboard explores trends in marketplace usage from 2019 to 2022 across 33 countries of 900 marketplaces. This tool gathers timely …

XI REDLAS Conference: "Creative and modern services for trade and sustainable development"

14 - 15 November 2022 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

On November 14 and 15, 2022, the eleventh conference of the Latin American and Caribbean NETWORK of Researchers and Policy Makers around Services (REDLAS) will be held under the eaves of the Peru Service Summit in Lima. This activity is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Regional Program Alliances for Democracy and Development with Latin America (ADELA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), in collaboration with PromPerú and the University of Lima . This conference will be attended by experts from academia, governments and the private se…

Webinar on Measurement of the digital economy and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean

8 - 11 November 2022 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

UN ECLAC, in collaboration with the IMF’s Statistics Department and UNCTAD. Context: The pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of Latin America’s economy and trade. This region has been among the fastest growers of e-commerce worldwide, albeit at low levels, while exports and imports of digitally enabled services have also expanded. These trends and transformations pose serious measurement challenges, hindering policy formulation, monitoring, and evaluation. In this context, this webinar addresses conceptual and practical aspects related to measuring the digital economy and trade…

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