The 38th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy examined how stronger fiscal systems can help Latin America and the Caribbean face crises, promote growth, reduce inequalities and advance sustainable development.

A new report from the United Nations Regional Commissions examines how developing countries can leverage sustainable finance markets to address critical development challenges

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 what extent is it supporting the energy transition?

The regional meeting allowed Latin American and Caribbean countries to exchange experiences, apply methodological tools, and strengthen their technical capacities to measure South-South Cooperation, moving toward more robust information systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

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.

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.

The fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 9 to 11 October 2024 in Lima, pursuant to resolution 766(XXXIX), adopted at the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, held in Buenos Aires from 24 to 26 October 2022. The meeting will be held in ac...

Violence against women and girls remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation worldwide, affecting more than an estimated 1 in 3 women. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres joined ECLAC staff in raising awareness of this human rights violation during his visit to Chi...

Latin American and Caribbean international bond activity ended the first half of 2023 on a strong note.

The side event "Financing for Gender Equality in the Framework of Sustainable Development", held within the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, concluded with a call to foster financing policies that promote gend...

On the 18th and 19th of October 2017 ECLAC welcomed leaders of Latin American development banks, central banks, government policy makers and other international experts for a constructive discussion on financial inclusion of SMEs in Latin America at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

October 2017 | ECLAC OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (STUDIES AND RESEARCH PAPERS)

The main guidelines of ECLAC’s project on financial inclusion of SMEs and the case study of Argentina were presented during a Day on Regional Economic Development in Chaco, Argentina, organized by the Economic and Social Council of the Province of Chaco.

The two regional commissions organized a seminar on financial inclusion in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), The Asia Foundation (AF), the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the Center for International Cooperation (CIFC) of the Korean Institute of Finance.

The Congress took place on August 24th and 25th of 2017 at the University of Anáhuac in Mexico City. This is an annual event that began in 2011 and is organized by the Foundation for Investigation of the Mexican Institute for Finance Executives (FIMEF). Its objective is to support investigators, kee...