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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.
12 de April de 2023 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL aborda la volatilidad económica de América Latina y el Caribe, el papel de los servicios modernos en el desarrollo y la integración comercial
La principal publicación académica del organismo de las Naciones Unidas incluye también en su nueva edición artículos sobre la seguridad energética de Centroamérica y las lecciones dejadas por la pandemia para la política social de Costa Rica, entre otros temas.
19 January 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Cluster Policies to Escape the Current Low-Growth Trap in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, emphasized that the root cause of the low growth the region is experiencing now in a second lost decade is low productivity and lack of production diversification.
10 January 2023 | Press Release

Goods Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Increase 20% in 2022, but Growth is Down from Previous Year

ECLAC’s latest annual report indicates that the war in Ukraine and a less dynamic global economy have had a negative effect on the terms of trade in the region.
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.
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.
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.
31 de August de 2020 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL analiza la macroeconomía, la cooperación financiera y la política fiscal con miras a una nueva estrategia de desarrollo regional
Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre política fiscal, industria manufacturera en México y la técnica de programación cepalina y los economistas en Argentina a mediados del siglo XX, entre otros temas.
20 de April de 2020 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con estudios sobre tecnología, empleo e innovación en América Latina

Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre determinantes de la productividad laboral en México, un enfoque regional para estudiar la diversidad industrial en Argentina y la anatomía de la clase media brasileña, entre otros temas.
19 de December de 2019 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL analiza la competitividad en los países en desarrollo y las oportunidades para avanzar en una agenda ambiental y social
Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre precariedad laboral en Chile, disparidades fiscales regionales en Uruguay y una exploración empírica de la calidad de vida del adulto mayor, entre otros temas.
15 de April de 2019 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL aborda los problemas de la dependencia en recursos naturales y los retos de la innovación en la región

Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre políticas de desarrollo económico local en Chile y adultos mayores en la era digital en América Latina, entre otros temas.
7 December 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Equality Must Be the Driver of Regional Development and the Strategy for Closing Structural Gaps
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 13th International Conference on Development of the French Development Agency, held in Paris.
26 October 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Called for Deepening Integration and Regional Cooperation to Successfully Implement the 2030 Agenda in this Complex Global Context
ECLAC’s most senior representative participated in the Dialogue of the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions with the Second Committee of the 73rd session of the General Assembly in New York.
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.
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.
7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.
17 de April de 2017 | Press Release

Ya está disponible en internet nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo regional de la ONU
Ejemplar de abril de 2017 incluye artículos sobre la evaluación de desastres en América Latina, la pobreza en Nicaragua y la innovación y productividad en Perú, entre otros temas.
6 April 2017 | Press Release

At World Economic Forum on Latin America Alicia Bárcena Called for Forging New Compacts in the Region to Resume Growth and Reduce Inequality
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary is participating in the annual gathering being held through Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Foreign Direct Investment can contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at the IV International Investment Forum Chile, inaugurated by the country’s president, Michelle Bachelet.

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