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23 August 2022 | Press Release

In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average
In a new edition of its flagship annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,” the United Nations organization underlines the challenges of reactivating investment and growth in a context of growing external and domestic restrictions.
31 July 2019 | Press Release

Economic Slowdown Continues with Regional GDP Expected to Grow by 0.5% in 2019

ECLAC presents its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of expanding fiscal space and reorienting investment, productivity and monetary policies to spur the economies of countries in the region.
29 August 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Equality as the Fundamental Value for Driving Sustainable Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document “The Inefficiency of Inequality” during a keynote speech made at UNAM, in Mexico City.
23 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Holds to a Path of Moderate Growth and its Economy Will Expand 1.5% in 2018, Despite External Uncertainties
ECLAC released today its Economic Survey 2018, in which it offers a profound analysis of the evolution of investment in the region.
11 April 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Holds Steady its Estimates for Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean: It Will Grow 2.2% in 2018
The organization updated its growth projections for the region.
15 May 2017 | Press Release

“One Belt One Road” is a Civilizing Proposal of Interconnectedness and Shared Prosperity: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, indicated that Latin America and the Caribbean “cannot be left behind” during a high-level Forum held in Beijing.
22 March 2017 | Press Release

Region’s Countries must Safeguard Public Investment to Bolster Growth, Innovation and Technological Change

New report from ECLAC highlights significant divergences in fiscal dynamics between subregions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
14 December 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and the Caribbean Will Resume Subdued Growth in 2017 Amid Uncertainty about Global Economy

After two consecutive years of decline, the region will grow by 1.3% in the upcoming year in a complex international scenario, according to ECLAC’s new projections.
7 de December de 2016 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL analiza asimetrías de los mercados de crédito y turbulencias cambiarias en la región
Publicación académica incluye además artículos sobre la cesación de pagos y sus riesgos macroeconómicos y análisis laborales de Chile, México y Uruguay, entre otros temas.
26 October 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls on CELAC and the EU to Take Advantage of the Digital Economy, Innovation and the Fight Against Climate Change as Drivers Towards New Development Paths
In the framework of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the European Union, which was held in Santo Domingo, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for harnessing complementarities among the two regions with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda.
26 July 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Recovery of Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Depends on Invigorating Public and Private Investment
The UN organization presented today its 2016 annual economic report, in which it forecasts that the region will contract -0.8% this year.
17 December 2015 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Grow Just 0.2% in 2016 in a Complex Global Scenario
ECLAC updated its growth projections for 2015 and next year. The fall in commodities prices and declining investment are some of the factors behind the slow regional expansion.
9 October 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms the Importance of Investment to Recover Growth in the Region
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, is participating in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the WBG and IMF, and as of today is part of the delegation of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Peru.
29 July 2015 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Grow Just 0.5% in 2015
Vitalizing investment is key to boosting growth and productivity in the region, ECLAC indicates in a new report.
14 March 2015 | Press Release

Fiscal and Tax Cooperation is Key to Financing Development
Country representatives and experts identified the region’s priorities ahead of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.
10 March 2015 | Press Release

Tax Reforms Must Pursue Equality of Rights in the Region, Officials Say at ECLAC
Chilean Finance Minister Alberto Arenas and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated the XXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy in Santiago, Chile.
4 de August de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL baja a 2,2% pronóstico de crecimiento de la región en 2014
El organismo prevé una alta heterogeneidad entre países, debido a la evolución dispar de los principales socios comerciales de América Latina y el Caribe y a factores específicos de las economías nacionales.
26 de July de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL propone fortalecer la integración productiva y financiera regional para consolidar un cambio estructural con igualdad
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo participó en la IV Reunión del Consejo Sudamericano de Economía y Finanzas (CSEF).
22 de July de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL instó a los países de la región a fortalecer la institucionalidad laboral
Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo, participó en Uruguay en el Foro Internacional de Sindicatos y Partidos Progresistas "Trabajo decente como requisito para la igualdad".
3 de July de 2014 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena urge a universalizar la agenda de desarrollo post-2015
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL intervino en un foro de alto nivel junto a representantes de las comisiones regionales de Naciones Unidas.

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