Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Launch PISA 2022

Message by ECLAC Executive Secretary to COP28 side-event on critical energy transition minerals

Message by ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, to COP28 side-event "Responsible and inclusive management of critical energy transition minerals", organized by the UN Regional Economic Commissions. Dubai, Wednesday 6 December 2023, 11:30 – 13:00 (GMT+4).…

Keynote Lecture by Santiago Levy

(English translated version) The prominent Mexican economist and politician Santiago Levy, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, gave a keynote lecture on Friday, November 24 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which he analyzed the state of social protection and productivity in the region.…

Launch of the report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

(English version) Launch of the report "Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023: Labour inclusion as a key axis of inclusive social development", held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 23 November, 2023. Press conference by ECLAC's Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. More information in http://bit.ly/3sWi9pQ…

Keynote Lecture by Adela Cortina - ECLAC's 75th Anniversary

(English translation) Adela Cortina, Professor Emeritus on Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia (Spain), gave a keynote lecture on Tuesday, November 14 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which she addressed the migration phenomena and its challenges for humanity. The Spanish philosopher was received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/adela-cortina-eclac-migration-pr……

Keynote Speech by the President of Paraguay Santiago Peña

(English translated version) Keynote Speech by the President of Paraguay Santiago Peña at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Tuesday, November 7, 2023. More information in https://bit.ly/3sncyZs…

Launch of the report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

(English translation) Press conference to launch of the ECLAC annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, held in Santiago, Chile, on November 2, 2023. More info: https://bit.ly/47iJ51R…

XVII Raúl Prebisch Lecture, by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

(English translation version) Prominent economist Rebeca Grynspan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), gave the XVII Raúl Prebisch Lecture on Monday, October 30, 2023 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where she was received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary. The former Vice President of Costa Rica gave a lecture entitled “Globalization Disrupted: Prebisch, Trade Imbalances, and the Future of International Economics.” More informati…

10 Years of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 - Press conference

Video of the complete press conference (English translation) held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, to launch the Commission's flagship report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 (5 September, 2023). More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/latin-american-and-caribbean-eco…;…

Keynote Lecture by Aloizio Mercadante

Complete video of the keynote lecture by Aloizio Mercadante, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), as part of ECLAC’s 75th anniversary, held on 4 September 2023, at the organization's headquarters in Santiago, Chile (English version). More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/latin-america-and-caribbean-must…;…

Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release next Tuesday, September 5 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023. Financing a sustainable transition: investment for growth and climate change action, one of the institution’s flagship annual economic reports in which it takes stock of the region’s economies in recent months and updates its growth estimates for each country. The report will be presented during a hybrid (in-person and virtual) press conference at the organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. More info and registr…

Master Conference by José Antonio Ocampo: "Reform of the International financial system"

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs speaks on labour inclusion at the Third Seminar on Social Development

Keynote Lecture by Arancha González Laya - ECLAC's 75th Anniversary

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

Lithium extraction and industrialization: Opportunities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

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