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In 2023, Latin American and Caribbean International Bond Activity Rebounded from the 2022 Lows
25 Mar 2024 | News
The region's issuers placed US$ 89 billion of bonds in international markets in 2023. This total was 40% higher than in 2022 but 35% lower than the average issuance in the three-year period from 2019 to 2021.…
In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean Bond Issuers Placed their Lowest Annual Amount of International Debt since 2008
28 Mar 2023 | News
According to ECLAC’s latest report on capital flows to the region, the largest slowdown was observed in the corporate sector.…
Issuance of Sustainability-linked Bonds by Latin American Companies in International Markets Grows Exponentially in 2021
30 Mar 2022 | News
The region’s top three SLB issuers were Brazil (60%), Mexico (28%) and Chile (8%), and the top three sectors transportation (26%), forestry and paper (23%) and food and beverage (22%).…
ECLAC Calls for a Renewed Dialogue between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean for a post COVID-19 Recovery with Equality and Sustainability
13 Aug 2020 | News
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation during a high-level seminar on the challenges that the crisis arising from the coronavirus poses for both parties.…
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Picked Up in 2019, but Credit Quality Declined
19 Mar 2020 | News
In 2019, international bond issuance from the region increased and bond spreads tightened. Credit quality continued to deteriorate, however, although at a slower pace relative to 2018.…
Latin America and the Caribbean Saw the Best and Worst Conditions for Tapping International Capital Markets in 2018
15 Mar 2019 | News
Over the course of last year, bond issuance from the LAC region slowed, spreads widened and credit quality deteriorated.…
ECLAC Report Looks at the Role of Private Capital Flows and Its Importance for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean
25 Jun 2018 | News
The organization’s Office in Washington D.C. released a new study on resilience and capital flows, with a focus on the development challenges of the region.…
ECLAC Report Analyzes United States’ Trade Policy and Its Hardening towards Latin America and the Caribbean
22 Mar 2018 | News
The Trump Administration has focused in avoiding multilateral free-trade pacts and has also tightened immigration policies, according to the study.…
Latin America and the Caribbean Issued US$ 74 Billion in International Bonds in the First Half of 2017
4 Sep 2017 | News
ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.…
Latin America and the Caribbean Issued International Bonds at a Record Pace in the First Quarter of 2017
14 Jun 2017 | News
ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.…
New bond issuance in LAC region reached almost 14 billion dollars in March, the highest monthly issuance since June 2014
21 Jun 2016 | News
ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.…
Latin America and the Caribbean Represents One Fifth of the United States’ Foreign Trade
1 Mar 2016 | News
A study by ECLAC also indicates that around one third of foreign direct investment in the region came from that North American country in the last decade.…
New Global Financial Regulations May Have Unintended Consequences on Developing Countries
8 Sep 2015 | News
Changes are required in order to better address the interests and needs of small and medium size economies, an ECLAC study argues.…
Report Analyzes U.S. Trade and Investment Ties with the Region
30 Mar 2015 | News
Latin America and the Caribbean remains a major trading partner for the United States and one of the main destinations for foreign direct investment, ECLAC’s report says.…
Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Surged in the First Half of 2014
1 Sep 2014 | News
The region’s international bond sales reached a half-year record of US$ 84 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by ECLAC’s Office in Washington D.C.…
Thirty Years after the Debt Crisis, the Region Has Better and Cheaper Access to International Bond Markets
5 Mar 2014 | News
ECLAC study reviews the evolution of external financing of Latin America and the Caribbean since 1982.…
The United States Offers Opportunities for Organic Growers from Latin America and the Caribbean
2 Dec 2013 | News
A report prepared by ECLAC Office in Washington D.C. provides an overview of the current regulatory framework of the U.S. organic food market.…