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3 December 2014 | News

ECLAC meeting secures commitment to Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
The Caribbean technical meeting on the Beijing +20 review and appraisal of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago Chile, on 14 - 15 November 2014.
3 December 2014 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2014
"Let us spare no effort to ensure that policies, programmes, guidelines and 21st century technologies are accessible to persons with disabilities", the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
2 December 2014 | News

Caribbean Governments Set to Gain Greater Capacity in the Management of Public Finance
The ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean will help deepen the expertise of policy makers and finance managers in the application of methods and procedures for better management and forecasting of public expenditure, revenue and debt.
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2 December 2014 | News

Central America Intraregional Trade Keeps Showing Positive Dynamic
A recent study from ECLAC sub-regional headquarters in Mexico describes the socio-economic evolution of the Central American sub-region, especially trade and competitiveness indicators.
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2 December 2014 | News

ECLAC Urges Countries to Strengthen Regional Integration Initiatives on Infrastructure
Greater interconnection will enable the infrastructure deficit to be resolved in a better way, will promote more social equality and will reduce the asymmetries between countries.
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2 December 2014 | News

Network of Region's Public Investment Institutions Expands
The Network of National Public Investment Systems provides information about legislation and evaluation methodologies on current projects in 16 Latin American countries.
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2 December 2014 | News

Development Banking in the Region Offers Mechanisms for Internationalization of SMEs
Study presents the results of an analysis done by ECLAC of 111 programs of development finance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2 December 2014 | News

Caribbean Economic Growth Set To Increase in 2015

ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena launches the flagship report “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014”.
2 December 2014 | Op-ed

Latin America, between the Culture of Equality and Privilege
Op-ed by Antonio Prado, ECLAC's Deputy Executive Secretary (published in ECLAC Notes Nº 82).
2 December 2014 | Press Release

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Rebound to 2.2% in 2015
ECLAC forecasts that regional GDP will grow just 1.1% in 2014.
1 December 2014 | Speech

International Course on Strategies for Open Government in the Americas
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).
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27 November 2014 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release Overview of Region’s Economy in 2014 and Projections for 2015
The United Nations organization will unveil its estimates in a press conference at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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26 November 2014 | News

Latin America and China Share Urbanization Challenges, Experts Agree
Forum on urban development was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
26 November 2014 | Speech

Forum on Sustainable Urban Development in China and Latin America and the Caribbean
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).
25 November 2014 | Statement

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2014
Worldwide, one in three women will suffer physical or sexual violence at some point in her life.
24 November 2014 | Press Release

The Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR Represent More than 80% of Regional Foreign Trade
A greater convergence between both blocs would encourage structural change in favor of equality, according to ECLAC.
24 November 2014 | Infographic

Foreign Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean
Intra-regional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean remains at low levels: Only a fifth (19.2%) of exports are destined for other countries in the region. Furthermore, commodities deliveries continue to account for a large portion of the export basket. ECLAC thus proposes the creation of regional value chains to widen demand, foster intra-regional trade and diversify production.
21 November 2014 | News

ECLAC’s DALA Methodology being used as a guide for Trinidad and Tobago
The Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology is helping to estimate the impacts of rain-related disasters that affected several communities along the eastern coast of the Trinidad over the past week.
Imagen de la portada del documento sobre cambio climático en el Paraguay
20 November 2014 | News

Climate Change Will Have Significant Impacts on Paraguay’s Economy
By the end of this century the country could be losing 2% of its gross domestic product annually.
20 November 2014 | Infographic

The governance of natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean has plenty of natural resources, but historically the region has had diculties translating its wealth into long-term economic development processes.

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