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Self-Sufficiency in Electrical Energy Would Serve to Reduce Costs and Cut Gas Emissions in El Salvador

8 Sep 2015 | News

The implementation of photovoltaic projects to achieve self-sufficiency in electrical energy by companies dedicated to spinning, weaving and producing synthetic fibers and sportswear in El Salvador would have several benefits for the country, according to a recent study by the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico. The document Strategy of Electrical Energy Self-Sufficiency Among Companies in the Synthetic Fiber-Sportswear Chain in El Salvador (in Spanish) indicates that this type of initiative not only would favor busin…

Representatives from the European Union and Latin America Discussed Industrial Policy at ECLAC

24 Apr 2015 | News

“Industrial policy is the mechanism to overcome the lock in that limits manufacturing activity in the region,” the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Antonio Prado, said at the inauguration of the Dialogue on Industrial Policy between the European Union and Latin America, which was held on Thursday, April 23 at the regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The other participants in the opening session of the event organized by ECLAC and the European Commission were Eduardo Bitrán, Executive Vice President of Corfo (…

South Korea, an Interesting Experience in Green and Technological Development

22 Jan 2015 | News

In just half a century, the Republic of Korea has gone from being one of the poorest countries on the planet to becoming a global actor, with a solid industrial base and a prominent presence in new technologies. It serves an example that can inspire debate about development in Latin America and the Caribbean, participants said during the international seminar “Trade, Industrialization and Green Growth: Exploring Opportunities for Cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Latin America,” which was held on January 22, 2015, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and…

Evolution of Argentinian Productive Structure Assessed at Seminar in Buenos Aires

5 Dec 2014 | News

The main problems Argentina faces in terms of its industrial activity and the current dynamics of international technology were some of the issues discussed at a seminar organized by the office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Buenos Aires on October 1-3. The event, which also included a workshop component, was intended to contribute ECLAC's own structural approach to the debate on the industrial policies and technology Argentina requires. The old discussion of static or dynamic economic efficiency was resumed and the problems of the manufacturing secto…

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