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América Latina y el Caribe: desafíos coyunturales y estructurales

Desafíos para la Implementación de la Agenda 2030 para América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC panel discussion explores innovative financing solutions for the Caribbean

ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado moderated the panel discussion entitled “Advocating innovative financing solutions” at the Forum on the Future of the Caribbean on Thursday 7 May 2015. The session, which examined opportunities that exist for domestic and international development financing for Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), was considered especially timely given the upcoming United Nations Conference on Financing for Development being held in Addis Ababa in July. Mr. Prado outlined important areas of focus for countries of the region during the session, the firs…

ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary opens Caribbean Future Forum

ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado signaled that if the Caribbean is to achieve equitable growth in an environmentally sustainable manner, critical challenges will have to be addressed, the most urgent of these being the high and unsustainable levels of public debt. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Forum on the Future of the Caribbean at the University of the West Indies St Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago on 05 May 2015, Mr. Prado identified the subregion as one of the most debt-constrained in the world. Noting that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean …

Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean to Grow Around 1% in 2015, According to ECLAC’s Latest Forecast

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has revised downward its economic growth projection for the region in 2015, forecasting a 1.0% increase in the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the United Nations organization said today in a press release. This revision reflects a global environment characterized by less economic dynamism than what was expected at the end of 2014. With the exception of the United States, industrialized countries have revised their growth estimates downward, and emerging economies continue to decelerate. The region is expected to keep ec…

Economía de América Latina y el Caribe crecería en torno a 1% en 2015, según nueva proyección de CEPAL

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha revisado a la baja la proyección del crecimiento económico de la región para el 2015, estimando en 1,0% el aumento del producto interno bruto (PIB) regional, dijo hoy el organismo de las Naciones Unidas en un comunicado de prensa. Esta revisión refleja un entorno global caracterizado por una dinámica económica menor a la esperada a fines de 2014. Con excepción de Estados Unidos, las proyecciones de crecimiento han sido revisadas a la baja en los países industrializados, y las economías emergentes se siguen desacelerando. Se esper…

Economia da América Latina e do Caribe crescerá em torno de 1% em 2015, segundo nova projeção da CEPAL

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) revisou a projeção do crescimento econômico da região para 2015, estimando em 1,0% o aumento do produto interno bruto (PIB) regional, informou hoje o organismo das Nações Unidas em um comunicado de imprensa. Essa revisão reflete um panorama global caracterizado por uma dinâmica econômica menor ao que era esperado no final de 2014. Com exceção dos Estados Unidos, as projeções de crescimento foram revisadas nos países industrializados, e as economias emergentes continuam desacelerando-se. Espera-se que a região consiga manter o cresci…