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Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Meet in Panama to Negotiate Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

22 Oct 2015 | Announcement

Delegates from the 20 countries that have signed the declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, regarding access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, will meet in Panama on October 27-29, 2015 to continue negotiating a regional agreement on these subjects. The Second Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Panama City, and is organized by the …

ECLAC Will Present Annual Report On Trade Performance of Latin America and the Caribbean

16 Oct 2015 | Announcement

The complex scenario faced by the global economy today is affecting not only economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also its foreign trade performance. The magnitude of this impact is analyzed in a new report by ECLAC that will be unveiled next week in Mexico City. The United Nations regional organization will release on Tuesday, October 20 its report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2015. The regional trade crisis: assessment and outlook, which analyzes the performance of the region’s exports and imports in recent months and provides estimates for the rema…

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…

Mexico Will Host the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development

17 Aug 2015 | Announcement

Mexico City will be on October 6-9 the regional capital of debate about issues such as migration, ageing, indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant populations, since it will host the second session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be attended by representatives from governments, international organizations and civil society. The meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Mexico through the National Population Council (CONAPO), is entitled “Population dynamic…

ECLAC Study Analyzes Incentives to Attract Foreign Investment to Central America

22 Jun 2015 | News

Many countries have designed incentive policies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and promote exports based on special exportation areas or free-trade zones. A new publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analyzes these tools and offers proposals to replace them, taking into consideration that several of the current incentives should be dismantled by the end of 2015 because they violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The study New-Generation Public Incentives for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Central America (in Spanish …

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Define in Mexico a New Digital Agenda With a View to 2018

22 Jun 2015 | News

A new digital agenda (eLAC2018), capable of responding to the new challenges faced by the region’s countries in the context of the global technology revolution, will be defined on August 5-7 during the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Mexico City, Mexico. The meeting is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Mexico. Working groups will discuss matters such as access and infrastructure, digital economy, e-Government, governance of Internet and socia…

Central America Intraregional Trade Keeps Showing Positive Dynamic

2 Dec 2014 | News

Central American intra-regional trade keeps showing great dynamism, although it is growing at a slower pace than before the global crisis of 2008, according to a recent study published by ECLAC sub-regional headquarters in Mexico. The report Goods and Services Trade in Central America, 2014 describes the socioeconomic evolution of the Central American region, especially Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, emphasizing trade and competitiveness indicators. Competitiveness analysis tools are used to identify the markets, products and services with the gre…

Central America Grew More than Latin America As a Whole between 1990 and 2011, but Inequalities Remain

2 Jun 2014 | News

Between 1990 and 2011, Central America and the Dominican Republic posted an average annual growth rate of 4.6%, which was higher than the figure of 3.2% for Latin America as a whole. However, this growth did not result in a dramatic reduction of the huge inequalities among the subregion's countries and inside each one, according to a new publication from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The publication Structural change and growth in Central America and the Dominican Republic - an overview of two decades, 1990-2011, has been coordinated by the Director …

Climate Change Could Prompt a Drop of up to 50% in Central America's Basic Grains Production

5 Mar 2014 | News

By the end of the century, climate change could prompt a decline in the production of corn, beans and rice in Central America-key to its people's food security-of 35 %, 43 % and 50 %, respectively, according to a recent study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The report, entitled Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Basic Grains in Central America (only available in Spanish) and published by ECLAC's Sub-regional headquarters in Mexico, calculates this on the basis of two scenarios projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Ch…

Study Explores Link between Economic Growth, Social Cohesion and Equality in the Region

2 Dec 2013 | News

While economic growth is a basic requirement for progressing towards more egalitarian, fair and inclusive societies, it does not guarantee that countries are on the way to achieving those goals, according to the study Economic growth and social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish), which has been published by the ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Mexico. According to the authors, Mariela Buonomo and Pablo Yanes, it is vital to consider the characteristics and quality of economic growth, the framework of rights in which it occurs, its distributi…

Latin America Requires Innovation, Growth and Distribution Policies

1 Oct 2013 | News

Latin America requires innovation, growth and income-distribution policies all at the same time if it is to tackle pending challenges for development, according to a new publication from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters in Mexico. In the document Economic growth, innovation and inequality in Latin America: Post-Washington Consensus advances, setbacks and issues, authors Gabriela Dutrénit, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid and Martín Puchet Anyul (with the collaboration of Eduardo Moreno) examine the development of the region's economi…

Women's Autonomy in the Digital Economy Will Be Discussed in the Dominican Republic

2 Jul 2013 | Announcement

This year, governments, civil-society organizations and experts will have the opportunity to review progress and challenges in gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean, at the 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This intergovernmental meeting, which is convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will be held in the Dominican capital from 15 to 18 October and will focus on gender equality, women's empowerment and information and communications technologi…

Building Regional Electricity Stations Is Vital for Energy Integration in Central America

2 Jul 2013 | News

The recent operational launch of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) means it is now urgent to promote generation projects to partially or totally export energy using the existing (national and regional) transmission structure. However, the launch of the SIEPAC line is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the development of regional generation projects. This is one of the main issues examined in the document Analysis of the regional electricity market in Central America and actions to boost regional generation projects (Spanish only), pub…

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