United States Trade Developments, 2014-2015, provides an overview of the most relevant trade developments in the United States trade relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and the measures that inhibit the free flow of goods among countries in the Western Hemisphere.The report presents trade figures and trends over the last few years to illustrate the nature of the U.S. engagement through trade with the world and with the Latin America and Caribbean region.…
The 2015 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2014 and analyses trends in the first half of 2015, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year.
Part II analyses the dynamics of investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, the relationship between investment and the business cycle, the role of public investment, infrastructure gaps and the challenges in financing private investment.
Part III of this publication may be accessed on the web page of the Economic Commission for Latin Ameri…
En su edición 2015, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional durante 2014 y se analizan la evolución durante el primer semestre de 2015 y las perspectivas para el resto del año. En la segunda parte se analiza la dinámica de la inversión en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, su relación con el ciclo económico, el papel de la inversión pública, las carencias en infraestructura y los desafíos de financiamiento de la inversión privada.
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Em sua edição 2015 o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe consta de três partes. A primeira resume o desempenho da economia regional durante 2014 e analisa a evolução durante o primeiro semestre de 2015 e as perspectivas para o resto do ano.
A segunda parte deste estudo analisa a dinâmica do investimento nos países da América Latina e do Caribe, sua relação com o ciclo econômico, o papel do investimento público, as carências em infraestrutura e os desafios de financiamento do investimento privado.
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The current rates of economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean are insufficient to beat poverty and guarantee equal rights, so countries must urgently increase productivity and diversify their productive structures, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said today during the Ricardo Torres Gaitán Lecture given at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in Mexico City.
Despite the economic and social progress made in the last decade, today’s complex external context poses new challenges, said the most senior representative of the Economic Commission for Latin Americ…
Las actuales tasas de crecimiento económico de América Latina y el Caribe son insuficientes para abatir la pobreza y garantizar la igualdad de derechos, por lo que urge incrementar la productividad y diversificar la estructura productiva de los países, dijo hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la Cátedra Maestro Ricardo Torres Gaitán impartida en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) en Ciudad de México.
Pese a los avances registrados en el último decenio en materia económica y social, el complejo contexto externo plantea nuevos desafíos, sostuvo la máxima …