(15 July 2010) Latin America and the Caribbean will consolidate the recovery begun in the second half of 2009, according to ECLAC. The magnitude of the upturn is analysed in the Commission's latest report, to be presented on Wednesday, 21 July at 11 a.m.
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009-2010 offers an analysis of the current state of the economies of the region and their outlook for the future. It will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at a press conference to be held at the headquarters of this regional commission of the United Nations in Santiago, Chile
The report also addresses the role of public policy in reducing inequality.
The Economic Survey and the presentation by the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will be available on the ECLAC website (://www.eclac.cl/ or ://www.eclac.org/).
The media are welcome to attend the press conference to be held at ECLAC headquarters CEPAL (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile).
For enquiries and interview requests, please contact the Public Information and Web Services Section of ECLAC. E-mail: dpisantiago@cepal.org ; tel: (56 2) 210 2040/2149.