The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Reconfiguration of global trade and options for regional recovery next Wednesday, October 23. In this report, ECLAC examines the evolution of foreign trade in the region’s economies during the first half of this year and presents its projections for the full year’s exports and imports of goods and services.
This edition of the document consists of three chapters: the first analyzes the recent context for trade and its prospects at a global and regional level; the second addresses the links between trade and food security in the region; and the third examines the potential of services to energize exports from Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the report, the region’s goods exports will rebound in 2024 after falling slightly in 2023, while services exports will experience a fourth straight year of growth at double-digit rates.
This report, which is prepared each year by ECLAC’s International Trade and Integration Division, will be presented during a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) at the organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00), led by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Members of the media are invited to attend this press conference, which will be held in ECLAC’s building (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Celso Furtado conference room). Journalists must have their media credentials or their IDs with them to gain entry and must get accredited in advance by sending an email to prensa@cepal.org.
The press conference will also be transmitted live via Zoom at the following link:
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzWmqPC6Tnm3QNesQFXzWw
Journalists interested in participating virtually must register in advance. They will receive an automated email with instructions for joining.
The press conference will also be transmitted on the home page of the institution’s website, at https://live.cepal.org/ and on its social media accounts on X (@cepal_onu) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu). Journalists are requested to submit their questions ahead of time by email to conferenciaprensa@cepal.org, and ECLAC’s experts will respond to them during the presentation of the document. Questions will only be taken until 11:30 a.m. local time.
The full electronic version of this new annual report by ECLAC, along with a press release and the Executive Secretary’s presentation of its main conclusions (in PDF), will be made available on ECLAC’s website that same day – Wednesday, October 23 – as soon as the press conference has concluded.
What: Press conference to launch ECLAC’s flagship annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Reconfiguration of global trade and options for regional recovery.
Who: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Commission experts in charge of preparing the report.
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -03:00).
Where: ECLAC’s headquarters (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Celso Furtado conference room).
Also by virtual connection via the Zoom platform (prior registration required):
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzWmqPC6Tnm3QNesQFXzWw
And on the home page of ECLAC’s website and at https://live.cepal.org/.
For queries and to arrange interviews, contact ECLAC’s Public Information Unit. Email: prensa@cepal.org; Telephone: (56) 22210 2040.
