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2 November 2023 | Press Release

Value of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Goods Exports Will Fall 2% in 2023 in a Context of Great Weakness in Global Trade
ECLAC presented its flagship annual report on the region’s international trade outlook, in which it urges countries to implement productive development policies to diversify their export basket and make it more sophisticated, including by attracting FDI in strategic sectors.
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.
11 October 2022 | Press Release

Prime Minister of Korea Urges for Forging a New Cooperation with Latin America, as a Forward-Looking Vision amid the Major Transformations Humanity is Living Through
Han Duck-soo gave a keynote lecture at ECLAC’s headquarters, during a high-level event that was inaugurated by the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
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.
22 January 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Marks its Worst Performance since the Global Financial Crisis Due to the Pandemic
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the value of regional exports fell -13% in 2020 and calls for deepening regional integration to drive the recovery, as well as to reduce gender inequalities in trade.
8 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses Crucial Role of Regional Integration and Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for the post COVID-19 Recovery
Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena participated in a high-level event of U.S. chambers of commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean, which featured the special participation of Argentine President Alberto Fernández.
6 August 2020 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Will Fall by 23% in 2020 Due to the Pandemic’s Effects
ECLAC’s new Special Report COVID-19, released today, emphasizes that deepening regional integration is indispensable for emerging from the crisis.
11 June 2019 | Press Release

United Nations Authorities Underscore the Urgency of Supporting the Development of Landlocked Developing Countries with Concrete Actions
The midterm review meeting of Latin American countries regarding implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Decade 2014–2024 is taking place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
31 October 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Will Grow in 2018 Amid Global Tensions that Require Greater Regional Integration
ECLAC projects a 9.7% increase in the value of regional goods exports this year.
23 July 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reiterates Commitment to Supporting the Pacific Alliance and Praises Efforts Aimed at Convergence with MERCOSUR
During the 13th ministerial summit being held in Puerto Vallarta, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also called for deepening the bloc’s relationship with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
5 November 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Emphasizes Need to Advance on Integration with Common Rules for Trade and Investment
The Executive Secretary of the UN Commission, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at a high-level event organized by the OECD and the government of Chile.
20 October 2015 | Press Release

Regional Trade at a Crossroads: Diversification and Integration in a Global Context of Low Growth
Latin American and Caribbean exports will contract -14% in 2015, in a downward trend that has been intensifying in the last three years, according to a new report by ECLAC.
8 January 2015 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Has a Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Ties with China

The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, is taking part in the first China-CELAC Forum in Beijing.