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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…

Policy to Incentivize Replacing the Automobile Fleet with Electric Vehicles Is Seen Affecting Tax Collection in Uruguay

9 Dec 2019 | News

In the framework of a cooperation agreement between ECLAC and the Planning and Budget Office of the Presidency of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the United Nations regional organization’s office in Montevideo carried out a study on the revenue impact of tax policy incentives for replacing the automobile fleet with electric vehicles. In line with global trends, Uruguay has developed a tax benefit scheme to stimulate the incorporation of electric vehicles. Current vehicle-related tax collection accounts for approximately 10% of the total revenue of the General Taxation Directorate (DGI), repr…

Alicia Bárcena: The Conversation Must Change between Governments, the Private Sector and Civil Society to Meet the SDGs

18 Jul 2019 | News

“The conversation between governments, business and civil society must change. All actors must have a dialogue about what sectors and economic activities can take us more quickly toward fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda,” sustained Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday, July 18 in New York. Bárcena offered closing remarks at the event Global Compact Network: Making global goals global business, organized by the United Nations Global Compact and the permanent missions of Argentina and Lebanon to the United Nations, on…

Ministers and Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Dialogue at ECLAC about Challenges to Public Finances in the Region

18 Mar 2019 | Announcement

The Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, the main point of reference for discussing issues related to the public finances of Latin American and Caribbean countries, will hold its 31st session on March 25-26, 2019 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The seminar is a multilateral and regional high level space for exchanging opinions on macroeconomic and fiscal policies and challenges in the region. The gathering – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization for Economic Coope…

Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy Celebrates 30 Years in Existence Analyzing the Public Finances of Latin America and the Caribbean

21 Mar 2018 | Announcement

The Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, one of the main points of reference for discussing issues related to Latin American and Caribbean countries’ public finances, will hold its 30th session in 2018. The event, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will be held on March 26 and 27 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The meeting, which is also sponsore…

ECLAC will Hold XXIX Regional Fiscal Policy Seminar

17 Mar 2017 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its traditional Regional Fiscal Policy Seminar at its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile on March 23-24, drawing ministers and undersecretaries of finance from countries in the region. The meeting, carried out uninterruptedly for 29 years, has become a point of reference for fiscal debate among authorities, policymakers, economists and academics throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It has the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation f…

Tax Evasion in Latin America Totals $340 Billion Dollars and Represents 6.7% of Regional GDP

1 Sep 2016 | News

The fiscal reforms implemented in recent years have been reflected in the moderate growth of tax collection levels in Latin American countries. Nevertheless, in most of them, the fiscal burden is still low with respect to their development levels and, as ECLAC has shown in recent reports, tax systems maintain a regressive bias because direct taxes do not generate enough fiscal income to have an important impact on redistribution. This outcome is mainly due to the low level of effective taxation rates in Latin America, especially in the high-income decile. That is why tax evasion constitutes on…

Authorities and Experts Will Analyze Fiscal Policy Challenges in the Region

11 Mar 2016 | Announcement

Authorities and international experts will meet at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) next March 16-17 during the XXVIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, where they will analyze fiscal policy challenges in times of economic deceleration. The traditional gathering, which takes place every year at the headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile, is organized by ECLAC with the support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization for E…

Authorities and Experts Will Analyze Fiscal Policy Challenges in Times of Economic Deceleration

3 Dec 2015 | Announcement

Authorities and international experts will meet at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) next March 16-17 to attend the XXVIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, where they will analyze fiscal policy challenges in times of economic deceleration. The gathering, which takes place every year at the headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile, is organized by ECLAC with the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organization for Economic Coo…

Uruguay Can Move Ahead on Implementing Green Taxes

3 Dec 2015 | News

Uruguay lags comparatively with regard to the inclusion of environmental considerations in policy instruments, according to the study Green Taxes: Viability and Possible Impacts in Uruguay (Spanish only), which was prepared by the Montevideo Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Nevertheless, the document warns about the use of instruments or mechanisms that, if the environmental criteria are not specified, have direct consequences on the environment, such as in the case of taxing fossil fuels. The report reviews international environmental scholarship …

Experts Analyze Contribution of Fiscal Policies to Combating Climate Change

7 Sep 2015 | News

The use of diverse economic and fiscal instruments such as green taxes, subsidies, charges for waste disposal and emissions certificates to coordinate development objectives with the fight against climate change impacts in the region were the topics addressed during an international seminar held on Monday, September 7, at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. Experts and academics from numerous countries attended the gathering on Climate Change and Environmental Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)…

Latin America Makes Progress on Tax System Reforms

31 Mar 2015 | News

Numerous countries in the region have made tax reforms in recent years. In its report Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015: Policy Space and Dilemmas, released in March, ECLAC presents a summary of the modifications implemented by 16 countries in 2014. Among the broad variety of reforms, one that stands out is the emphasis a number of countries have placed on income tax, indicating an aim to improve the impact of their tax systems on income distribution, one of the weakest points in the region’s tax policy. The reforms encompassed distinct aspects of taxation, such as modifi…

Authorities and Experts Will Analyze Fiscal Reforms in Latin America at ECLAC

5 Mar 2015 | Announcement

Latin American government authorities, international officials and fiscal policy experts will participate on March 10-11 in the XXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event is organized by ECLAC (through its Economic Development Division) with the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It is also backed by the Spanish Agen…

ECLAC Will Release Overview of Region’s Economy in 2014 and Projections for 2015

27 Nov 2014 | Announcement

Next Tuesday, December 2, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its development overview of the region’s economy in 2014 and growth projections for 2015. Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference at the Commission headquarters in Santiago, Chile, which will take place at 11:00 a.m. and be broadcast live on the institution’s Website. This panorama is part of the annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014, to be published shortly. Media are invited to attend the press confe…

Workshop in Montevideo Analyses Taxation of High Incomes to Reduce Inequality

1 Oct 2013 | News

At the Workshop on inequality and high income tax, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 1 and 2 October, representatives from governments and academia discussed the tools available to Latin American countries to tax high incomes and improve equitable distribution. The workshop was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), along with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and Uruguay's Centre for Fiscal Studies (CEF). The event was opened by Juan Pablo Jiménez, Director of the ECLAC office in Montevideo, F…

ECLAC Will Hold 34th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy to Analyze Fiscal Challenges in a Context of High Inflation and Low Growth

2 Sep 2025 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the XXXIV edition of the Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy on June 13-14. For 34 years, this well-regarded regional forum has brought together authorities, specialists, members of civil society and academia to discuss the fiscal policy challenges being faced by the region’s countries. The meeting features the participation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and has support from the S…

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