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New Study by ECLAC Analyzes the State of the Most Widely Consumed Fuel in Mexico: Natural Gas

26 Sep 2022 | News

The consumption of natural gas in Mexico has grown considerably in recent years to the point of becoming the energy source with the largest participation in primary energy consumption, mainly due to its greater use in electricity generation as a substitute for coal and crude oil and its by-products. According to a recent study published by the Subregional Headquarters in Mexico of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), natural gas has been the most widely consumed fuel in that country since 2014; its participation in the energy basket exceeds 48% and remains on th…

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…

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…

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 …

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 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 …

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…

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 …

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