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(English translation) Fortieth session of ECLAC - Day 1 (Wednesday, 9 October, 2024). Lima, Peru. More information in https://periododesesiones.cepal.org/40/en…
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…
On October 9-11 in Lima, Peru, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its Fortieth Session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting. At this international event – which will draw the participation of authorities from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members, along with representatives of the United Nations system and of non-governmental organizations – countries will have the opportunity to debate about the region’s economic, social and environmental development, examine the activities carried out by the Commi…
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…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 2, Tuesday 10 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 1, Monday 9 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release next Tuesday, August 13, its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: Low-growth trap, climate change and employment trends, 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. In this edition corresponding to 2024, the report an…
In September 2024, world leaders will convene at the United Nations in New York to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively achieve agreed goals and tackle emerging threats and opportunities. The annual Regional Forums on Sustainable Development convened earlier this year by the five UN Regional Commissions all featured sessions dedicated to the Summit of the Future. These consultations captured voic…
(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.…
(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…
(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…
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…;…
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…;…
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…
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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…
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