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Cover Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2024
25 March 2024 | News

In 2023, Latin American and Caribbean International Bond Activity Rebounded from the 2022 Lows
The region's issuers placed US$ 89 billion of bonds in international markets in 2023. This total was 40% higher than in 2022 but 35% lower than the average issuance in the three-year period from 2019 to 2021.
5 September 2023 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Maintain Low Growth Levels in 2023 and 2024
In a new flagship annual report, ECLAC indicates that the region’s countries will continue to face an economic scenario of low growth. It is expected that regional Gross Domestic Product will grow 1.5% in 2024, slightly below the 1.7% estimated for the current year.
17 de May de 2023 | Speech

Clausura del XXXV Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPALdurante la clausura del XXXV Seminario de Política Fiscal
17 May 2023 | News

Fiscal Policy should Foster the Transformation of Development Models, Including Aspects of Growth and the Reduction of Inequalities
ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented the conclusions of the XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which ended at the organization's headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
16 May 2023 | Press Release

Reducing Constraints on Growth and Development Imposed by Debt Service is Essential for Fiscal Policy Favorable to Economic and Social Development
The XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy began at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
15 de May de 2023 | Speech

Inauguración del XXXV Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal
Palabras de inauguración de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
Banner XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
11 May 2023 | Announcement

XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will Analyze Challenges of Fiscal Policy to Boost Growth and Productive Transformation in a Complex Macro-financial Context
The traditional meeting will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, May 15-17, and will be attended by authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Portada Financiamiento de los cuidados English
10 November 2022 | News

Importance is Stressed of Investing in Comprehensive, Public Care Policies and Systems Aimed at Achieving Gender Equality and Promoting Their Financial Sustainability
In the framework of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place in Buenos Aires, the joint ECLAC-UN Women document “Financing care systems and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: contributions for a sustainable recovery with gender equality” was presented.
12 January 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Growth Will Slow to 2.1% in 2022 amid Significant Asymmetries between Developed and Emerging Countries
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies 2021, ECLAC emphasizes that 2022 will be a year of major challenges for growth, job creation and tackling the pandemic’s social toll.
Banner XXXIII Regional Seminar of Fiscal Policy
23 April 2021 | News

Experts Stress the Need to Create a New Financing Model, at the Conclusion of the Thirty-Third Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
The event came to an end this Friday, April 23, with three webinars on financing for development, tax evasion and illicit flows, and climate finance.
21 April 2021 | Press Release

To Drive the Economic Reactivation and Mitigate the Pandemic’s Negative Effects, It is Essential that the Region Maintain Expansionary Fiscal Policy
In its Fiscal Panorama 2021, ECLAC indicates that a transformative recovery post-COVID-19 necessitates a new strategic orientation for public spending and revenue.
14 April 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena on Debt Restructuring and Renegotiation at a Time of Pandemic: “We Need to Level the Playing Field. Both Creditors and Debtors Should Share the Burden”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 2021 Forum on Financing for Development, organized by ECOSOC.
16 December 2020 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Have Positive Growth in 2021, but It Will Not Be Enough to Recover Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the region, ECLAC forecasts an average contraction of -7.7% for 2020 – the largest in 120 years – and a rebound of 3.7% in 2021.
Banner media advisory Preliminary Overview 2020 ENG
11 December 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update its Economic Growth Estimates for the Region’s Countries in 2020 and Provide New Projections for 2021
The annual report “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020” will be released during a virtual press conference offered by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Wednesday, December 16.
8 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents Five Proposals to Increase Fiscal Space in Caribbean Countries
In a special session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Small Island Developing States, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for urgently providing concessional funds to address these countries’ vulnerabilities, regardless of their per capita income.
11 April 2019 | Press Release

Report Highlights Urgency of Mobilizing Sufficient Resources to Finance the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
More than 60 international organizations led by the United Nations released the Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2019.
23 March 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Strengthening Fiscal Policy’s Role as Instrument of Stabilization and Driver of Economic Growth

In its annual publication “Fiscal Panorama of Latin America 2018”, the organization analyzes fiscal policy in the region over the last three decades and the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda.
Mapa Argentina
4 September 2017 | News

ECLAC Analyzes Structural Gaps in Development in Argentina’s Provinces
The organization’s Buenos Aires Office presented two new publications about the cases of Tucuman and Chaco.
9 September 2015 | News

Experts Address Local Finance Challenges in Ibero-American Countries
During the gathering held at ECLAC, participants presented research papers on fiscal and financial ties between different levels of government.
30 de March de 2010 | Speech

Intervención en el Dialogo Regional sobre la Eficacia de la Cooperación en America Latina y el Caribe
Por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL

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