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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.
3 August 2017 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Record a Positive, Though Still Low, Growth Rate in 2017
ECLAC holds its projection for average regional growth at 1.1% and stresses the importance of macroeconomic policies to regain economic dynamism.
30 May 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: High Levels of Inequality in Latin America Constitute an Obstacle to Sustainable Development
This is a structural phenomenon that manifests itself via multiple vicious circuits, according to the Social Panorama 2016 annual report released today.
28 April 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirmed their Collective Commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as Forum Concluded in Mexico
Today the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, organized by the Mexican government with ECLAC’s sponsorship, came to a close.
24 March 2017 | Press Release

Negotiations for Regional Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters Will Continue in Argentina
Countries will advance on the quest for a legal instrument on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in late July in Buenos Aires.
21 March 2017 | Press Release

Countries Resume Negotiations in Brazil on Unprecedented Regional Agreement on Environmental Matters
A legal instrument is expected on rights of access to environmental information, participation and justice for 2017.
17 March 2017 | Press Release

Mexico Will Host First Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
This mechanism will be convened annually to analyze implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region.
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.
20 February 2017 | Press Release

GDP of Central America and the Dominican Republic to Grow by an Average of 4.5% in 2017: ECLAC
The subregion will continue to enjoy the highest growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, in spite of uncertain international conditions and a slowdown in private consumption and investment.
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.
9 December 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Updates its Digital Repository and Modernizes its Electronic Outreach

As of today, easier downloads of the United Nations Regional Commission’s documents.
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.
9 de November de 2016 | Press Release

Ministros discutirán en Brasilia sobre la planificación como herramienta para el desarrollo
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Montevideo Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Region by 2030
This is the principal outcome of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC this week in Uruguay.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Empowering the 40% of Young Latin Americans Not in Formal Jobs, Education or Training could Spark New Growth Engines
OECD, ECLAC and CAF launched the latest Latin American Economic Outlook report.
25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
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.
15 June 2016 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment Towards the Region Fell 9.1% in 2015 to Total $179.10 billion dollars
With proactive and integrated policies, countries can take advantage of FDI to diversify their economies, boost innovation and respond to the challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ECLAC says.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Region Highlight Relevance of ECLAC’s Proposals at the End of its Biennial Meeting in Mexico
Authorities praised the proposals of the Commission’s document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” and acclaimed the establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Authorities Establish the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
Authorities gathered at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session in Mexico decided to establish this Forum as a regional mechanism to follow-up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region.

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