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Message by Executive Secretary of ECLAC on the International Women's Day 2023

Message by Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs for the 75th anniversary of ECLAC

Executive Secretary of ECLAC launches the report "International Trade Outlook for LAC 2022"

In this video, the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, explains the main conclusions of the Commission's flagship report "International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2022". The report states that goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean increased 20% in 2022, but growth is down from previous year (27% in 2021). "The prospects for world trade in 2023 are not good, due to the persistence of the conflict in Ukraine, the tightening of monetary policies, the deceleration of the world economy, the energy crisis in Europe and the worsening of the…

Launch of Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 report

Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs invites to the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC

How does international migration contribute to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Countries in the region are experiencing a period of intense international migration. This occurrence implies enormous challenges for public policies and management of migration. Understanding international migration as an opportunity for development, allows us to address it in greater depth, placing people and their contribution to society and the economy at the center. Migration is a process that mobilizes the experiences, skills and talents of people seeking to improve their living conditions; therefore, it is a process that generates multiple benefits at various levels and in broad spheres…

Launch of the report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

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Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The Montevideo Consensus

The Montevideo Consensus is Latin America and the Caribbean’s most important intergovernmental agreement on population and development matters, and it is the means by which the region conducts follow-up to the Cairo Programme of Action beyond 2014. It is a progressive and comprehensive instrument, because it includes aspects that are key for implementing policies geared towards ensuring the full exercise of human rights in such important topics as sexual and reproductive health, population ageing, international migration, indigenous peoples and the Afrodescendent population. Download it here: …

4th Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and Caribbean (Monday 28 Jun)

(English translation) Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (first day, Monday 28 June, 2022). More info in https://crpd.cepal.org/4/en  #populationLAC #CRPD2022 …

XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy (Tuesday, 14 June)

Recording of the second day of the XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy (Tuesday, 14 June, 2022), English translation. Includes: Session 4 – Strengthening tax revenues and making tax structures more progressive in the region Session 5 – Public spending as an instrument of development Session 6 – The future of fiscal rules and fiscal sustainability in the region Session 7 – Overview of fiscal relations between levels of government in Latin American and Caribbean countries 2022 Closing…

Inauguration of the XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy

Inauguration of the XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy (ECLAC, Santiago, Chile, Monday 13 June, 2022). English version. …

XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy (Monday, 13 June)

Recording of the first day of the XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy (Monday, 13 June, 2022) - English translation version. Includes: Session 2 – Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 Session 3 – Perspective of international organizations on the fiscal challenges for a sustainable and inclusive recovery in the region The Session 1 – Panel of authorities of Ministries of Finance: Fiscal policy challenges for a sustainable and inclusive recovery, had a private nature and was not broadcast. …

The circular economy a new paradigm of the productive development in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean

New interface of CEPALSTAT

Project “Statistical Records Systems for the Exploitation of Administrative Data”