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16 September 2023 | Press Release

Executive Secretary of ECLAC Highlights the Importance of Regional Cooperation and Multilateralism at the G-77 and China Summit

At the meeting held in Cuba, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs spoke on behalf of the five United Nations Regional Commissions and held bilateral meetings with senior government officials.
11 August 2023 | Press Release

Artificial Intelligence Can Contribute to Transforming Development Models in Latin America and the Caribbean to Make Them More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable
The first Latin American AI Index was launched at ECLAC’s headquarters, at an event led by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the Chilean Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Aisén Etcheverry, and representatives of international organizations, the private sector and academia.
10 July 2023 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 55.2% in 2022, Reaching a Historic High
In a new report, ECLAC calls on countries to improve their policy design to take advantage of the contribution that FDI can make to the energy transition and to the region’s sustainable productive development.
28 April 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Pick Up the Pace to Achieve Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Halfway through the period agreed upon by United Nations Member States in 2015, greater progress on the targets will require the participation of all stakeholders as well as structural transformations in the region, delegates warned at the conclusion of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
29 November 2022 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 40.7% in 2021, but Did Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to use FDI strategically to strengthen and develop capacities that would contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
18 November 2022 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Approved the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2024
Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded in Montevideo.
16 November 2022 | Press Release

Digitalization is a Priority for Transforming the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated in Montevideo.
1 April 2022 | Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Mario Cimoli as Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC
The Argentine economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC.
15 December 2021 | Press Release

Countries Advocated for Science, Innovation and New Technologies to Play a More Active Role in Policies for the Region’s Economic, Productive and Social Development
Today marked the conclusion of the Third Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies, organized by ECLAC and the Argentine government.
7 December 2021 | Press Release

The Region’s Trade Will Increase Significantly in 2021, but the Recovery Will be Asymmetrical and Heterogeneous in a Context of Uncertainty
In its annual report “International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean,” ECLAC forecasts that exports will grow by 25% this year, after falling 10% in 2020.
5 August 2021 | Press Release

Amid the COVID-19 Crisis, Latin America and the Caribbean Received in 2020 the Lowest Amount of Foreign Direct Investment in a Decade
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to channel FDI flows – which are expected to hold steady in 2021 – towards activities that generate greater productivity, innovation and technology.
26 November 2020 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approved the eLAC2022 Digital Agenda
Today the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized virtually by ECLAC and the Government of Ecuador, came to a close.
23 November 2020 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stressed the Urgency of Making Progress on Inclusion and Digital Transformation to Emerge from the Crisis and Achieve Development with Equality and Environmental Sustainability
The President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the inauguration of the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday.
27 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Building a New Future in Latin America and the Caribbean through a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability
At its 38th session, ECLAC unveiled its development proposal for Latin American and Caribbean countries.
26 August 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Ensuring and Universalizing Connectivity and the Affordability of Digital Technologies to Tackle the Effects of COVID-19
A new special report by the UN regional commission suggests a basic basket of Information and Communications Technologies for all households, at an annual cost of less than 1% of GDP.
10 October 2018 | Press Release

New Generation of Industrial Policies is Critical for Development of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean
At a high-level seminar in Buenos Aires, authorities and experts debated the challenges of MSMEs in the face of disruptive technology and global uncertainty.
6 May 2018 | Press Release

Inequality is Inefficient, Since it Constitutes an Impediment to Growth, Development and Sustainability
In the framework of its 37th session to be held in Cuba, ECLAC will present a new institutional document with its development proposal for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
10 August 2017 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment toward the Region Continues Downward Trend and Totals $167.043 Billion Dollars in 2016
In its annual report, ECLAC projects a fresh decline in 2017, of around 5%, and calls on countries to create policies to attract flows that support national processes of sustainable development.
6 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Promotes Big Data Analytics for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
During a seminar held in Santiago, Chile, the United Nations regional body presented a project that seeks to improve national capabilities for measuring the digital economy in the region.
10 June 2015 | Press Release

In Brussels, ECLAC Highlights Spaces for Convergence and Cooperation between the European Union and the Region
Alicia Bárcena met with the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, and spoke at the academic and business meetings carried out in the framework of the second EU-CELAC summit, which concludes tomorrow in Belgium’s capital.

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