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ECLAC Analyzes the Link between Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines

22 Jun 2020 | News

ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico recently published the document “Innovation and Intellectual Property: The Case of Patents and Access to Medicines,” (in Spanish only) which analyzes the link between trade agreements – particularly the rules protecting intellectual property – and development, by studying access to medicines and the tools that States have at their disposal to fulfill their international human rights obligations. According to the report, although the right to public health has been strengthened in recent decades and the international community recognizes its importance…

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Moving Towards a More Democratic Globalization, with a New Development Paradigm that Recognizes Social, Environmental and Economic Interdependence

5 May 2020 | News

At this time of pandemic provoked by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the need for international cooperation is more urgent on the fiscal side. For that reason, international financial organizations should grant favorable financing conditions to middle-income countries, with low-cost credit lines and debt relief, sustained Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The senior United Nations official participated today in a virtual seminar entitled How to face the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America, organized by Spanish instituti…

We Must Move Towards a New Vision of Development that is More Innovative, Diversified and Inclusive: Alicia Bárcena

2 Mar 2020 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the region’s countries to think about development in a different way to move towards a more innovative, diversified and inclusive vision, during a high-level event held today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the seminar “Challenges for growth and development in Latin America,” organized by CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, in conjunction with the Argentine government. Bárcena participated on a panel about challenges rela…

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Annual Report on the Foreign Trade of Latin America and the Caribbean

23 Oct 2019 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release a new edition of its annual report on the region’s foreign trade next Tuesday, October 29, at 11 a.m. (GMT -6), at the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico City. The International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 will be launched at a press conference presided by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena. In this edition, the report analyzes the performance of international and regional trade in the last year and provides an outlook for t…

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Seek to Deepen Their Economic and Commercial Cooperation, amid Global Uncertainty

16 Oct 2019 | News

With senior authorities from the government of China in attendance, along with representatives of international and regional organizations, development banks and the public and private sectors, experts, academics and diplomats, the Second High-Level China-Latin America Investment and Cooperation Forum took place today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The gathering – organized jointly by ECLAC, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China – seeks to serve as a pl…

Study Analyzes Mexico’s Degree of Economic Integration with the United States and Canada

13 Jun 2019 | News

The economies of North America have sustained strong trade and investment links over the 25 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In this space for economic cooperation, regional value chains have emerged that have allowed North American companies to handle strong international competition. That scenario provides the context for this new publication by ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. The document Productive Links in North America (in Spanish only), published in May 2019, reviews the degree of economic integration between Mexico, the United States and Canada. It …

Trade Single Windows Would Help the Region’s SMEs to Expand Internationally

13 May 2019 | News

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent more than 99% of all companies in Latin America and the Caribbean, but their participation in regional exports scarcely reaches 6%. For this reason, instruments such as Trade Single Windows (TSWs) can be an important aid for internationalizing these companies, authorities and experts gathered in Santiago, Chile indicated today. At the III CORPYME Training Workshop: Trade Single Windows for the Internationalization of SMEs, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with the support of the Republic of Kor…

Experts and Authorities Will Analyze at ECLAC the Advantages of Trade Single Windows for Internationalizing SMEs

8 May 2019 | Announcement

International experts and authorities from the region’s countries will gather at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for the III CORPYME Training Workshop: Trade Single Windows for the Internationalization of SMEs. This meeting will take place on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. It will be inaugurated at 9:00 a.m. by Raúl García-Buchaca, ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Program Analysis; Gabriela Orosco, Director General of Trade and Investment Agreements at the Mi…

Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is an Opportunity for Inclusive and Sustainable Investments: ECLAC

7 Dec 2018 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted today in Paris, France that the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could be a significant opportunity to promote inclusive and sustainable investments. This Friday, December 7, Bárcena made a presentation at the fourth Silk Road Forum, held in the French capital by the China Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) and the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of C…

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Report on the International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018

26 Oct 2018 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release a new edition of its annual report on the region’s foreign trade next Wednesday, October 31, at 10 a.m. (GMT -6), at the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico City. The International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2018 will be launched at a press conference presided by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena. In this edition, the report analyzes the performance of international and regional trade in the last year and provides an outlook fo…

ECLAC: There is Great Room for Deepening Ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean

1 Oct 2018 | News

“There is great room for deepening the ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean. In economic terms, we can make progress through long-term and new generation trade, technological and productive agreements,” said Mario Cimoli, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), who participated on behalf of Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena in the inauguration of the eighth India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave, which is taking place in Santiago, Chile. There is ample room for growth in trade, foreign direct investment and South…

ECLAC Studies Origin of Value in Uruguayan Exports

27 Mar 2018 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) did a study that breaks down the added value of goods exported from Uruguay by sector and place of origin. The report Origin of Value in Uruguayan Exports was produced in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between ECLAC’s Montevideo Office and the Uruguayan Ministry of Economy and Finances. The study indicates that trade agreements modify the conditions of competition between the tradable sectors of an economy, generating winners and losers. It adds that, when international negotiations are involved, it is advisable f…

ECLAC Report Analyzes United States’ Trade Policy and Its Hardening towards Latin America and the Caribbean

22 Mar 2018 | News

A recent annual report elaborated by the ECLAC Washington Office provides an overview of the most relevant developments in United States trade relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and of the measures that inhibit the free flow of goods among countries in the Western Hemisphere. United States- Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2016-2017 explains that trade features prominently in the new administration’s economic agenda. The President’s Trade Policy Agenda reinforces the focus on the defense of United States interests through the promotion of free and fair trade by i…

China and ECLAC Strengthen their Cooperation to Foster Trade and Investment with Latin America and the Caribbean

9 Nov 2017 | News

In the context of a tour through China, ECLAC’s Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division and Officer-in-Charge of its International Trade and Integration Division, Mario Cimoli, met this Thursday, November 9, with government authorities from that country and participated as the main speaker in the China-Latin America and the Caribbean International Exposition (CLAC Expo), one of the biggest business gatherings between both areas. The official from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – who traveled to China in representation of Alicia Bárc…

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Strengthen their Trade Ties: Exports Will Grow 23% in 2017

8 Nov 2017 | News

Regional exports to China will show the highest growth in 2017, at 23%, surpassing shipments to the rest of Asia, Europe, the United States and within the region itself, according to the report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, which ECLAC recently launched and which it presented on Wednesday, November 8 at a high-level event held in Beijing. A delegation from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – headed by the Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division and Officer-in-Charge of the organization’s International…

ECLAC Presents New Report on Foreign Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017

25 Oct 2017 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release a new edition of its annual report on foreign trade in the region next Monday, October 30, at 11:00 a.m. (GMT -03:00), at its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The document International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017 (previously known as Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy) will be launched at a press conference presided by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena. In this edition, the report analyzes the performance of i…

ECLAC Calls for Closer Economic Ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean

9 Dec 2016 | News

Economic ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean are beginning to develop, and there are ample opportunities for expanding international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and cooperation between these two important regions. That is the conclusion reached by a new document published by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. The report Strengthening the relationship between India and Latin America and the Caribbean was presented by ECLAC at the seventh India–Latin America & Caribbean Conclave, held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara on 28 and 29 November 2016. The …

Latin America and the Caribbean Have Great Potential for Strengthening their Economic and Cooperative Ties with China

9 Dec 2016 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean have great potential for improving their economic and cooperative ties with China, a country that has already become the region’s second-largest trading partner, according to a new ECLAC document presented during the visit made by President Xi Jinping to the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Commission in Santiago, Chile, on 22 November 2016. The report Economic Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and China: Opportunities and Challenges (in Spanish) was presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, at the Summit of Media …

ECLAC Presents the Foreign Trade Prospects of Latin America and the Caribbean through 2020

16 Nov 2016 | Announcement

Economic uncertainty and the slow growth of global demand in the last few years continue to negatively affect the foreign trade performance of Latin America and the Caribbean. This dynamic as well as the economic and social impacts of globalization are analyzed in the report that ECLAC will release next week in Santiago, Chile. The United Nations regional commission will launch on Wednesday, November 23 its annual report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2016, in which it analyzes in detail the behavior of the region’s exports and imports in recent months and offers estimate…

The TPP Must Be Evaluated in Light of the Region’s Productive and Technological Challenges, Experts Sustained at ECLAC

5 Apr 2016 | News

The region of Latin America and the Caribbean must evaluate the impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not only in terms of access to new markets but also by weighing its contribution to countries’ diversification of production and exports, to the processes of regional integration and to the transition towards a digital economy, according to representatives gathered at ECLAC on Tuesday, April 5. The seminar entitled The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Impacts for Latin America and the Caribbean was organized in Santiago by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) …

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