Fortieth session of ECLAC - Day 1

(English translation) Fortieth session of ECLAC - Day 1 (Wednesday, 9 October, 2024). Lima, Peru. More information in https://periododesesiones.cepal.org/40/en…

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC Executive Secretary, presents the institutional document of the Fortieth Session

Latin America and the Caribbean needs to undertake profound transformations to overcome the development crisis in which it is immersed and which is occurring in an uncertain international context, posing challenges as well as opportunities for the region. To that end, ECLAC has identified 11 vital transformations and offers guidelines on how to manage them. This is an invitation to countries to converse not only about what to do but also how to manage the necessary transformations that would make a real difference in shifting development towards greater growth, productivity, inclusivity and su…

Opening ceremony of ECLAC's eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR)

Thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (September 11, 2024)

Thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (September 11, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. More information in https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…

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…

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…;…

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

ECLAC's recent contributions - Mexico and Central America

ECLAC's recent contributions - Main lines of work

ECLAC's recent contributions - Outstanding technical assistance

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

Keynote lecture by the President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández (English translation)

Alicia Bárcena invites you to follow ECLAC's thirty-eighth session

Thirty-eighth session of ECLAC

Launch of ECLAC's Special Report COVID-19 No. 8: Political and social compacts for equality and sustainable development

Alicia Bárcena's presentation of ECLAC's Special Report COVID-19 No. 6 on international trade and logistics

Launch of ECLAC's COVID-19 Special Report N⁰ 2

Eclac's contributions to Central America's integration