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New Document by ECLAC Examines the Structural Gaps that Characterize the Region

22 Dec 2020 | News

Although Latin America and the Caribbean is made up largely of countries that are considered to be middle income, it is the most unequal region in the world. Latin American and Caribbean countries are characterized by the prevalence of historical and deeply rooted socioeconomic disparities and inequalities, the continuance of archaic patterns of wealth distribution, and a very widespread culture of privilege, all of which give rise to structural gaps in numerous areas, according to the document Structural Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean, a Conceptual-Methodological Perspective (Sp…

ECLAC Identifies 6 Lessons to Promote the Use of Family Remittances to Strengthen Value Chains

22 Sep 2020 | News

Although a large share of remittances received by households are used to cover immediate needs, such as food, health care and housing, there is an opportunity to allocate part of these resources to income-generating productive activities, according to a study carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with the governments of the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala. The document entitled Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains: Case studies in the Dominican Rep…

Public Policies Are Key to the Financial Inclusion of Rural Areas in the Region

18 Mar 2020 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the financial support of the European Union, has contributed to the analysis and development of strategies and policies to diversify the economic activities carried out by rural households in situations of poverty. A key component of these efforts has been the analysis of rural value chains. According to the document Strengthening Financial Inclusion and Capacities in Rural Areas: Guidelines for a Plan of Action (in Spanish only), edite…

Financial Inclusion of Small Rural Producers is a Key Strategy for Sustainable Rural Development with Equality: ECLAC

22 Dec 2017 | News

Progressive structural change in rural areas requires innovative strategies and tools for its implementation, together with greater capacity for coordination among multiple actors and instruments, where the public sector is strategically placed to serve as a catalyst, according to a new publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The Financial inclusion of small rural producers reveals the vast inequalities existing in rural areas where, according to the latest estimates, poverty and indigence rates practically double those of urban areas. This means tha…

Financial Inclusion Creates Opportunities and Allows for Achieving the SDGs, ECLAC Sustains

4 Sep 2017 | News

Financial inclusion is a tool that boosts the creation of opportunities and strengthens the ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicates in two studies carried out by the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico. In the first study, ECLAC underscores that El Salvador faces the challenge of institutionalizing a national strategy for financial inclusion, while in the second, it stresses that Honduras must seek to strengthen its National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), adopted by that count…

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…

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