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United States – Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2022

11 Jan 2023 | Briefing note

In the United States, total trade in goods and services rebounded in 2021 to its pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, trade in goods sustained the recovery that started in 2021, but the trade in services has not fully recovered as significant services industries such as travel, and transport are still facing the lingering effects of the pandemic.…

United States Economic Outlook: Third Quarter 2022

4 Jan 2023 | Briefing note

United States economic outlook: third quarter of 2022 The United States economy rose 2.9% in the third quarter of 2022, a sharp turnaround following two quarters of contraction. Here is the economic outlook in five charts:…

A transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean with basic drinking water and electricity services as key sectors.

18 Dec 2022 | Briefing note

The impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine has increased the vulnerability of people without access to basic water, sanitation and electricity services in the region. Pre-existing inequalities have been exacerbated by post-pandemic job destruction, income reduction and rising energy costs. As part of an inclusive and transformative recovery in the region, these basic sectors must be prioritized.…

The Pandemic is an Opportunity to Transform Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

9 Dec 2022 | Briefing note

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a silent educational crisis that threatens to affect the educational and labour trajectories of children, adolescents, and young people. Prior to the pandemic, education in the region was already facing significant inclusion and quality challenges. Hence, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity not only to recover but also to transform the region's education systems.…

The Latin America and the Caribbean Marketplace Explorer (LACME)

6 Dec 2022 | Briefing note

ECLAC and ITC’s online tool provides a region-wide analysis of almost 3,000 websites representing about 900 goods-oriented marketplaces across 33 countries. LACME is the first dashboard that monitors retail e-commerce marketplaces in the region. This free tool shows the user dynamics of goods-oriented marketplaces across 33 countries from 2019 to 2022 and a country-by-country benchmarking. The tool tracks visitor traffic and shows key features of almost 900 marketplaces and 2,900 marketplace websites, together with data on the e-commerce ecosystem in the countries. During the last two years, t…

Modern services as a driver of regional trade

22 Nov 2022 | Briefing note

Modern services —digitally delivered services such as computer, financial and business services— have been the most dynamic category of international trade in the past decade. However, Latin America and the Caribbean is still a marginal player in global trade in modern services.…

Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians sign joint statement on climate finance at COP27

14 Nov 2022 | Briefing note

In a side event at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in a hybrid format (face-to-face in Sharm El Sheikh and virtual through a digital platform) on November 10, more of ten parliamentary leaders from Latin American and Caribbean countries, participants in the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC) signed a joint statement on climate financing.…

Tax evasion and avoidance represent a significant loss of resources that are necessary to implement comprehensive care policies and systems, highlights the ECLAC along with ICRICT

10 Nov 2022 | Briefing note

In the context of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, it took place the side event ´Regional cooperation to put an end to tax evasion and avoidance and mobilise resources for care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean’, in which representatives from governments and specialists shared proposals against evasion and avoidance and for interministerial cooperation to finance care policies and systems. It was organized by the ECLAC along with ICRICT, with the support of the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund.…

Meet the new elected representatives of the public for the Escazú Agreement

8 Nov 2022 | Briefing note

The election of representatives of the public for the Escazú Agreement was held through the Regional Public Mechanism on 2 and 3 November 2022. The Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement congratulates the six new elected representatives of the public: César Artiga, from El Salvador Mijael Kaufman, from Argentina Nicole Leotaud, from Trinidad and Tobago Joara Marchezini, from Brazil Irene Murillo, from Costa Rica Bishnu Tulsie, from Santa Lucía In accordance with the rules for the elections, the electoral register was composed of all persons registered in the R…

The care society: a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality

3 Nov 2022 | Briefing note

All people have been cared for and all need care throughout the phases of life. However, care work is mostly done by women and girls, which hinders their autonomy. Transitioning towards a care society as a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality will be the theme of the fifteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, scheduled to take place this November in Argentina.…

ECLAC highlights the challenges and opportunities for women’s economic autonomy in value chains

28 Oct 2022 | Briefing note

he Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the III session of the Business Roundtable for Gender Equality called “Tools to integrate gender parity in the value chain”. The event was held on October 27, 2022, and was organized by the Business Alliance for Development of Costa Rica.…

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee acknowledges relevance of Escazú Agreement for Caribbean SIDS

23 Oct 2022 | Briefing note

The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), held on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname, adopted a resolution on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement). In the same, participating Caribbean States acknowledged the relevance of the Escazú Agreement in promoting sustainable development in the Caribbean small island developing States, through its support for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SIDS Accelerated M…

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