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Ports Ranking. The Top 20 in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016

ECLAC updates every year its ranking of container port throughput, which shows the cargo volume in containers in 120 ports of the region, based on data obtained directly from port authorities and terminal operators. In 2016 this activity fell 0.9%, with a total volume of approximately 47.5 million TEU. This infographic displays the first 20 ports of the ranking.…

Ranking de puertos. Los Top 20 en América Latina y el Caribe en 2016

La CEPAL elabora cada año un ranking que muestra el detalle de los movimientos de carga en contenedores en 120 puertos de la región, en base a información recopilada directamente con las autoridades portuarias y operadores de los terminales marítimos. En 2016 esta actividad disminuyó 0,9%, con un volumen aproximado total de 47,5 millones de TEU. Esta infografía muestra los puertos ubicados en los primeros 20 lugares del ranking.…

Ranking de portos. Os Top 20 na América Latina e no Caribe em 2016

A CEPAL elabora a cada ano um ranking que apresenta detalhadamente os movimentos de carga em contêineres nos 120 portos da região, com base nas informações coletadas diretamente com as autoridades portuárias e profissionais dos terminais marítimos. Em 2016 esta atividade diminuiu 0,9%, com um volume total aproximado de 47,5 milhões de TEU. Esta infografía mostra os portos situados nas primeiras 20 posições do ranking…

De-Risking

A daunting challenge faced by financial institutions in the Caribbean in recent years is the growing trend being adopted by large global banks that serve as correspondent banks to local financial institutions, to severely limit or terminate their correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) with these local or regional banks (respondent banks). This practice is considered a form of “de-risking”, whereby business relationships with clients or categories of clients considered “high-risk” are restricted or terminated. So far, financial institutions in 12 Caribbean countries have had the CBRs of at …

Energy efficiency in transportation

Most small island developing States (SIDS) are net energy importers and utilize mainly fossil energy sources to drive their economies and meet social needs. Fossil energy is used primarily for power generation and domestic transportation. In light of the global challenges that arise from climate change, many countries have initiated strategies and projects for deploying renewable energy technologies, as well as enhancing energy efficiency (EE). In 2016, the International Monitory Fund (IMF) estimated that transportation accounted for 36 per cent of the total primary energy consumed in the Cari…

Standardized reporting of SDG data

Many countries are in the early stages of conceptualizing a strategy for SDG implementation. Therefore, the importance of national mainstreaming of the SDGs is critical to have national ownership of the 2030 Agenda. As Governments undertake to mainstream the SDGs in their national development plans, it is important to ensure that national, subnational and subregional indicators, as well as data collection and reporting arrangements are designed and implemented in a way that will enable globally comparable and standardized statistics to be compiled by the National Statistical Systems (NSS) of C…

International Cooperation: Key to the 2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted in 2015, embody the consensus of governments and different stakeholders to work collaboratively towards a transformative vision of economic, social and environmental sustainability, by correcting asymmetries and building an open and stable international system. Complying with the Agenda will need to find a balance between employment and equality policies in each country with the restrictions imposed to national decisions by an open world system.…

La cooperación multilateral: clave para la Agenda 2030

La Agenda 2030 y sus Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), aprobados en 2015, reflejan un consenso en torno a la necesidad de la cooperación internacional para corregir asimetrías y sentar las bases de un sistema internacional abierto y estable. El cumplimiento de la Agenda requiere conciliar las políticas a favor del empleo y la igualdad en cada país con las restricciones que un sistema mundial abierto impone a las decisiones nacionales.…

Mercado digital regional

La CEPAL impulsa la creación de un mercado digital regional en América Latina y el Caribe para apuntalar el crecimiento y la productividad, aprovechando las economías de escala.…

Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe - eLAC2018

Esta infografía resalta los principales hitos del proceso de construcción de la Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC2018).…