This special issue of United States-Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments provides an overview of trade relations between the United States and the Caribbean for the period 2021–2024. …

In 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 19.2% of total United States trade, similar to the level recorded in 2023. The region’s share of total United States trade in goods, 23.2%, surpassed pre-pandemic levels.…

Latin America and the Caribbean set a new annual record for international bond issuance in just nine months of 2025.…

This special issue of the United States economic outlook examines the trends in the ownership composition of United States federal debt holders…

In the past ten years, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have increasingly turned to green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds as a source of financing. How has this financing been distributed across sectors, and to wh…

In 2024, the United States economy expanded 2.8%, led by consumer spending.…

The focus of this report is the work-life balance in the United States and how to improve it to increase women’s participation in the workforce as the country navigates the policy challenges of a growing care economy.…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in six charts: 2024 year-in-review and early 2025 developmentsIn 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean's international bond issuances reached a three-year high.…

Financing green productive development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean…

The U.S. economy expanded at a robust 3.1% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2024, well above the economy’s long-term growth potential.…

United States Trade Developments 2024 provides an overview of selected developments in United States trade relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. Following the global focus on the climate crisis and the specific emphasis on President Biden’s…

Latin America and the Caribbean's international bond issuances continue to rebound from the 2022 low levels.…

The U.S. economy expanded at a robust 3.0% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2024, more than double the 1.4% increase in the first quarter and well above the economy’s long-term growth potential.…

Latin America and the Caribbean's international bond issuance in the first quarter of 2024 was the fifth highest quarterly issuance in the region.…

The U.S. above-potential GDP growth in 2023 was driven by resilient consumers supported by a strong labor market and receding inflation.…

This document examines the evolution of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)’s international issuance of sustainable bonds —green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds (GSSS)— since the region’s first international green bond was i…

Supported by retreating inflation and a strong job market, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in nearly two years in the third quarter of 2023.…

This document examines the implementation strategies and execution challenges of three major pieces of legislation that were signed into law in the United States in late 2021 and in 2022.…

Latin American and Caribbean international bond activity in the first ten months of 2023 rebounded from the 2022 lows.…

Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 22% of U.S. foreign trade in the first half of 2023, according to the recent document United States – Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2023 published by the Economic Commission for Latin…