ECLAC Notes Nº 78
Headlines
ECLAC Launches Study with Recommendations on Promoting Trade and Investment between Latin America and China
Document highlights the need to counteract the current shortcomings in bilateral trade.
Quito, Cuenca and Panama City Were Net Recipients of Immigration in the Past Decade
ECLAC study analyses the migratory pull of eight Latin American cities and the impact on suburban spread.
In focus
Illiteracy Affects Almost 38 Million People in Latin America and the Caribbean
The plans and programmes implemented to turn the situation around in 23 countries are analysed in a new ECLAC report.
Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector Grows in the Region
According to an ECLAC study, all of the region’s countries more than doubled their energy consumption in the transport sector between 1990 and 2010. T...
CEPAL Review Celebrates 37 Years Supporting Research on the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
With over 110 editions and over 1,000 articles published in Spanish and English (as well as special issues in French, Portuguese and Mandarin), the CE...
Opinion
How Cooperation between Norway and Latin America Can Help to Reduce Socioeconomic Inequalities
In this article, Benedicte Bull and Kalle Moene, researchers from the University of Oslo, analyse the successful experience of Norway in terms of grow...
News from Headquarters and Subregional Offices
ECLAC Promotes Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean in Association with ESCAP
The ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Port-of-Spain supports the use of information and communications technologies in this area.
Study Explores Link between Economic Growth, Social Cohesion and Equality in the Region
The document, drafted by experts at the ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Mexico, analyses the subject of violence.
The United States Offers Opportunities for Organic Growers from Latin America and the Caribbean
A report prepared by ECLAC Office in Washington D.C. provides an overview of the current regulatory framework of the U.S. organic food market.
ECLAC Fosters Territorial Development in Colombia with Competitiveness Indicator
The Colombia Office of the Commission prepared a ranking to guide public policymaking and stimulate private decisions that can combine to yield higher...