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4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
14 July 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Identifies Room and Areas of Opportunity for Cooperation and Investment Ahead of Summit Between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The new document analyzes 14 areas of opportunity for boosting growth and transforming development models.
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.
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.
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.
2 December 2020 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 7.8% in 2019 and a Roughly 50% Plunge is Forecast for 2020
The structural problems of Latin American and Caribbean economies and new international scenarios make it essential for FDI to contribute to driving development with equality and environmental sustainability in the region, ECLAC says in its annual report on this topic.
14 August 2019 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Increased by 13.2% in 2018, Ending a Five-Year Downward Trend
In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report.
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.
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.
5 July 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Falls for the Third Straight Year in 2017, Totaling $161.673 Billion Dollars
In a new annual report, ECLAC calls on governments to incentivize quality investment that is compatible with sustainable development.
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.
23 November 2016 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Confront Globalization Tensions with Greater Integration and Industrialization
A report by ECLAC highlights dissatisfaction with globalization and projects a 5% contraction in regional exports in 2016, marking four consecutive years of declines.
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.
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.
27 May 2015 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in the Region Fell 16% in 2014 after a Decade of Strong Expansion
According to ECLAC, rather than trying to recover the FDI amounts seen in recent years, Latin American and Caribbean countries should focus on attracting those flows that will contribute to the diversification of production.
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.
29 de May de 2014 | Press Release

América Latina y el Caribe recibió 184.920 millones de dólares de inversión extranjera directa en 2013
Para 2014 se prevé un cambio de tendencia que implicaría una leve disminución de las entradas de IED hacia la región.
23 de May de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL presentará informe anual sobre inversión extranjera directa en América Latina y el Caribe
En conferencia de prensa, la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, dará a conocer el panorama regional y la situación de las empresas transnacionales latinoamericanas, entre otros temas.
5 de May de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL propone pactos para la igualdad y el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
El organismo regional de Naciones Unidas presenta el documento Pactos para la igualdad: hacia un futuro sostenible durante su reunión bienal, que se celebra desde hoy en Lima.

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