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XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will Analyze Challenges of Fiscal Policy to Boost Growth and Productive Transformation in a Complex Macro-financial Context

11 May 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the XXXV edition of the Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy from May 15 to 17. For 35 years, this renowned regional forum has brought together authorities, experts, civil society and academia to discuss the fiscal policy challenges facing the countries of the region. The meeting includes the participation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Develo…

Authorities Agree on the Urgency of Improving the Gathering of Information and of Achieving Accurate and Timely Data for Decision-Making

3 May 2023 | News

Representatives of the national statistical institutes of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed today on the urgency of improving the gathering of information and of achieving accurate and timely data for making informed and effective decisions, at the inauguration of the twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participating in the intergovernmental event – which is being held virtually through Thursday, May 4 – are authorities from 25 of ECLAC’s Member S…

The Region’s Countries Evaluated the Implementation of Four SDGs on the Second Day of the Forum on Sustainable Development

27 Apr 2023 | News

Representatives of government, international organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia shared experiences, good practices and challenges today in relation to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy), SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), on the second day of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Forum, which has drawn more than 1,000 participants, was officially inaugurated on Wedn…

ECLAC Urges Countries to Revitalize Commitments and Accelerate the Pace Towards Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals

26 Apr 2023 | News

Countries should revitalize their commitments and promote transformative initiatives that would involve all sectors of development, put the region back on track towards fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, at the same time, prepare the strategy for the next decade, according to a report released today by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in the framework of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held …

Civil Society from Latin America and the Caribbean Meets Prior to the Start of the Sixth Forum on Sustainable Development

25 Apr 2023 | News

Since the creation of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, in 2016, solid progress has been made on promoting and strengthening the participation of the region’s civil society, representatives highlighted on Tuesday, April 25 at the inauguration of the Meeting of the Mechanism for Civil Society Participation (MeSCALC) in the Sustainable Development Agenda and in the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The meeting was held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) prior to the official sta…

How to Follow the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

21 Apr 2023 | News

The Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place April 25-28 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the meeting is to analyze progress in the regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. High-level authorities will attend, including Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, the country that is serving as Chair of ECLAC in the 2022-2024 biennium; Am…

Argentina’s Foreign Minister, UN Deputy Secretary-General, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Other High-Level Authorities Will Inaugurate Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

21 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero; the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs; and other high-level authorities will participate in the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place on April 25-28 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. More than 1.000 people are already confi…

Parliamentarians Commit to Building a Regional Agenda for Climate Ambition and a Just Transition

20 Apr 2023 | News

Legislators from Latin America and the Caribbean committed themselves today to building a concrete regional agenda for climate ambition and a just transition, during the first Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event, which took place in the framework of the first in-person meeting of the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), was attended by OPCC parliamentary participants …

ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Projections for 2023

19 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its new 2023 economic growth projections for the region’s countries tomorrow Thursday, April 20. In light of the behavior of the region’s economies in the first few months of this year, and taking into account the current situation of persistent volatility and international uncertainty, the United Nations regional organization will update the growth estimates that were released in its most recent flagship annual economic report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, which wa…

Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Take Place at ECLAC

18 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host the first Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in Santiago, Chile, in the framework of the first in-person meeting of the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC). This event seeks to promote an opportunity for dialogue among legislators with the aim of strengthening climate ambition in the region. Its main objectives include the signing of a joint statement that expresses the comm…

How to Follow the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

18 Apr 2023 | News

The Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP 2) will take place in person on April 19-21, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The main goal of this meeting is to elect the inaugural members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the treaty and to consider any other matter decided by the Parties. Furthermore, they will welcome the new States Parties incorporated since the COP 1: Belize, Chile and Grenada. The inauguration of the COP 2 of the Escazú Agreement will take place at 6 p.m. local time (GMT -3) on Wednesday, April 19 at the Centro…

Argentina’s President Will Participate in Inauguration of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

17 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, will attend the opening session of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 2) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – on April 19 in Buenos Aires. At the event, which will continue through April 21 in Argentina’s capital, authorities and official representatives of the countries that are already part of the region’s first environmental treaty will elect the inaugural members of the…

The Region’s Countries Will Meet at ECLAC to Evaluate Progress on Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

13 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development – where authorities and representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will review the progress and challenges related to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region – will take place on April 25-28 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The regional forum – which has been held annually since 2017 – aims to provide those responsible for implementing the 2030 Agenda in…

Argentina Will Host the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

31 Mar 2023 | Announcement

The second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 2) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 19-21 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. So states the agreement made between José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – which is the United Nations regional organization that serves as Secretariat of the Agreement – and Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Aff…

Program Supports the Development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for Achieving the SDGs in Cuba

31 Mar 2023 | News

The Cuban financial landscape is marked by unstable, undiversified and largely unsustainable access to sources of development financing. Given the existence of a reduced and narrow range of sources of financing (family remittances, foreign direct investment, bilateral loans, official development assistance), the country depends on current flows – especially exports – to finance production, public services, infrastructure and development. This is an especially adverse context, even though Cuba is a middle-income country. In recent years, the toughening of the U.S. blockade, the effects of the i…

In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean Bond Issuers Placed their Lowest Annual Amount of International Debt since 2008

28 Mar 2023 | News

Against a backdrop of higher global interest rates and borrowing costs, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) international bond issuance in 2022 was US$ 64 billion, down 57% from 2021 and the lowest annual amount since 2008, according to ECLAC’s latest report on capital flows to the region. Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2022 year-in-review and 2023 early developments provides an overview of the region’s international bond issuances, spreads and credit ratings in 2022 and in the beginning of 2023. This report presents and analyses the main trends and developments concern…

Authorities and Specialists Will Debate Territorial Productive Policies and Digitalization at International Seminar Organized by ECLAC

24 Mar 2023 | Announcement

Government officials and specialists will participate on Tuesday, April 18 in the International seminar: “Territorial productive policies, digitalization and productivity”, which is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and will be held at its main headquarters in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). The event’s opening remarks will be made by Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile; Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the European Commission’s DGINTPA; and Marco L…

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to the Ibero-American Community at the Presidential Summit Taking Place in the Dominican Republic

23 Mar 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, expressed his intention today of deepening relations with the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and continuing to put the regional organization’s intellectual production at the disposal of the Ibero-American community, during the Consultative Observers’ Work Meeting, held in the framework of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government (Santo Domingo, March 22-25). The meeting’s aim was to define work plans between the SEGIB and the variou…

The Green Transition and Productive Development Policies are Essential Elements for Changing the Region’s Development Model

23 Mar 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed today that the green transition and productive development policies are essential elements for an urgent and necessary change in the region’s development model, during one of the main sessions of the XIV Ibero-American Business Meeting, which is taking place in the Dominican Republic in the context of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit 2023. The United Nations regional commission’s highest authority participated in a session entitled “The Public Viewpoint: Ibero…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Ambassadors to Share His Vision on Institutional Priorities and Preparations for the Upcoming Forum on Sustainable Development

21 Mar 2023 | News

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held an informational meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile to present his vision regarding institutional priorities and the preparations for the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, among other topics. This was the first formal meeting with Ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives of ECLAC’s Member States and associate members since J…

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