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11 September 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Executive Secretary: Road to Caribbean Sustainable Development not Easy, ECLAC Here to Support… T&T Elected Chair of Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
In the 30th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Caribbean ministers, ambassadors and development specialists discussed solutions to pressing development challenges.
10 September 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Executive Secretary: Reconceptualize Economy for Improved Growth and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean… SKN Prime Minister Envisions a Sustainable Island State
The Eighth Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) was inaugurated in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday 9 September, 2024.
5 September 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Scaling Up and Improving Productive Development Policies to Escape the Trap of Low Capacity for Growth in which Latin America and the Caribbean is Mired
The United Nations regional organization presented the first edition of its new flagship publication, “Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024.”
28 August 2024 | Press Release

Authorities Discuss the Future of Statistical Production in the Region and Reaffirm its Relevance for Addressing Emerging Needs and Global Challenges
The twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC was inaugurated today in Santiago, Chile.
13 August 2024 | Press Release

Poor Investment Performance, Low Labor Productivity and Limited Fiscal Space Keep Latin America and the Caribbean in a Trap of Low Economic Growth
A new annual report by ECLAC indicates that the region’s economies will expand by 1.8% in 2024 and 2.3% in 2025.
1 August 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC: Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 9.9% in 2023, but Amount Received is Above the Average in the Last Decade
To promote FDI’s positive effects on the region’s economies, a new report proposes a series of guidelines for formulating and strengthening policies to attract investment and for building territorial strategies integrated into productive development policies.
24 de July de 2024 | Press Release

Nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo, ya está disponible online

En su N⁰ 142, el reconocido journal de la comisión económica regional de las Naciones Unidas incluye estudios sobre el stock-flujo ecológico para Centroamérica, los efectos del cambio climático en las finanzas de Colombia, y el debate entre Celso Furtado y Maria da Conceição Tavares sobre el capital extranjero y el desarrollo nacional, entre otros temas.
4 July 2024 | Press Release

The Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development Contributes to Laying the Foundations for People-Centered Sustainable Development in the Region, with Equality and a Human Rights Perspective
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
3 July 2024 | Press Release

Authorities Reaffirm the Relevance of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, a Regional Road Map for Achieving More Inclusive, Productive and Sustainable Development
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, of regional and international organizations, academia and civil society inaugurated the Fifth Regional Conference on Population and Development today in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
28 June 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Private Sector is Called Upon to Be an Agent of Change for the Productive Transformation of the Latin America and Caribbean Economy
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, led the inauguration of a regional dialogue on the private sector’s role in the framework of a new vision for productive development policies, organized jointly with IOE and the ILO.
26 June 2024 | Press Release

It is an Opportune Time for Mexico to Design a Productive Development Policy: ECLAC
To achieve sustained, inclusive and sustainable growth, decisive action by the State is needed to conduct a productive development policy with the participation of the private sector and state governments.
25 June 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Comprehensive Policies to Address the Trap of High Inequality and Low Social Mobility in which Latin America and the Caribbean is Caught
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, led today’s inauguration of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development on social protection and inequality, in which government officials and internationally renowned specialists are participating.
20 June 2024 | Press Release

Parliamentarians Analyze at ECLAC Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening and Consolidating Committees of the Future in Latin America
At the First Regional Conference of Parliamentary Committees of the Future, political representatives from various countries and experts from regional and international organizations shared experiences for increasing and improving capacities for legislative foresight and anticipatory governance.
19 June 2024 | Press Release

First Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Took Place at ECLAC’s Headquarters
At this intergovernmental event, representatives of the region’s countries, the UN System, and regional and international organizations analyzed the state of South-South and triangular cooperation as well as multi-stakeholder strategies for strengthening international development cooperation.
7 June 2024 | Press Release

“No More Lost Decades for Latin America and the Caribbean”: ECLAC Lays Out its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation
Because of his contributions to the region’s development, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, was awarded with the Maestro Ricardo Torres Gaitán 2024 Lecture from the Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Leonardo Lomelí.
9 May 2024 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Grow 2.1% in 2024, in a Context of Global Uncertainty
ECLAC updated its economic growth projections for the region’s countries.
8 May 2024 | Press Release

Major Transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models Require Expanding Fiscal Space to Give Sustainability to Public Finances
The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, having brought together authorities from 13 countries’ Finance Ministries, experts and prominent scholars at a global level.
7 May 2024 | Press Release

Surge in Oil and Gas Revenue Drove Up Tax Receipts in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022
OECD, ECLAC, the IDB and CIAT launched a new edition of their joint publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, in the framework of the 36th Regional Fiscal Seminar being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
6 May 2024 | Press Release

Countries that Make Up the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Issue Joint Statement in Support of Brazil’s G20 Presidency
A meeting of PTLAC’s Council of Treasury, Economy and Finance Ministers took place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
30 April 2024 | Press Release

The Next Summit for Social Development is an Opportunity to Improve Social Conditions in the World, Accelerate Progress on the 2030 Agenda and Strengthen International Cooperation
A session for reflection, organized by ECLAC and the ILO, featured the participation of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren; and the heads of seven United Nations organizations, among other high-level representatives.

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