European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean: investments for growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability

1 January 2013 | Publication

Work area(s)

Economic development Sustainable development and human settlements Social development

Topic(s)

Inequality Investment Sustainable development

European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean: investments for growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability

- Publication corporate author (Institutional author): NU. CEPAL
- Physical description: 301 páginas.
- Publisher: ECLAC
- UN symbol (Signature): LC/L.3535/Rev.1
- Date: January 1, 2013

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Abstract

This document is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the preparatory process for the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union, which will be held in Santiago on 26 and 27 January 2013. It seeks to provide a broad and well-informed view of the main dimensions of development in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, as well as an insight into the central theme of the Summit: investments for economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.

Table of contents

  • Foreword
  • An overview of the economies of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean
  • The international trade of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the relationship between the two blocs
  • Cross-border investment between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Investment by sector and business
  • Ideas for discussion.