The 2017 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2016 and analyses trends in the early months of 2017, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines the external and domestic factors that have influenced the region’s economic performance and draws attention to some of the macroeconomic policy challenges of the prevailing external conditions, with a modest uptick in global economic growth and trade amid persistent uncertainty, especially in relation to political factors.
The th…
La edición correspondiente a 2017 del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional durante 2016 y se analiza la evolución durante los primeros meses de 2017, así como las perspectivas para el año en su conjunto. Se examinan los factores externos e internos que han incidido en el desempeño económico de la región y se destacan algunos de los desafíos para las políticas macroeconómicas en un contexto externo caracterizado por una modesta aceleración del crecimiento económico y del comercio global, y una persist…
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.1% on average in 2017 after two consecutive years of contraction, thanks to an international context that shows improved growth expectations despite geopolitical risks, and better prices for the commodities that the region exports, according to a new annual report that ECLAC presented today in Santiago, Chile.
The regional United Nations organization released its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, in which it underscores the importance of macroeconomic policies to invigorate long-term growth and move toward the …
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe crecerán en promedio 1,1% en 2017 tras dos años consecutivos de contracción, gracias a un contexto internacional que pese a los riesgos geopolíticos muestra mejores expectativas de crecimiento, y una mejora en los precios de las materias primas que exporta la región, según un nuevo informe anual presentado hoy por la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
El organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas dio a conocer su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017, en el cual destaca la importancia de las políticas macroeconómicas para dinamizar el crecimiento…
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe crescerão em média 1,1% em 2017 após dois anos consecutivos de contração, graças a um contexto internacional que apesar dos riscos geopolíticos apresenta melhores expectativas de crescimento, e uma melhora nos preços das matérias-primas que a região exporta, segundo mostra um novo relatório anual apresentado hoje pela CEPAL em Santiago, Chile.
O organismo regional das Nações Unidas divulgou seu Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2017, em que destaca a importância das políticas macroeconômicas para dinamizar o crescimento de longo prazo e avan…
Em sua edição número 69, que corresponde a 2017, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe consta de três partes. A primeira resume o desempenho da economia regional durante 2016 e analisa a evolução durante os primeiros meses de 2017, bem como as perspectivas para o ano em seu conjunto. Examina os fatores externos e internos que incidiram no desempenho econômico da região e destaca alguns dos desafios para as políticas macroeconômicas num contexto externo caracterizado por uma modesta aceleração do crescimento econômico e do comércio global e uma persistente incerteza, que é resultado …
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Thursday, 3 August, its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, a publication updating growth estimates for the region’s countries in the current year.
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the report during a press conference that will be held at 11:00 a.m. (GMT – 04:00) at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, and will be broadcast live via Internet at the institution’s Web site.
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean is one of ECLAC’s most…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 3 de agosto su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017, publicación en la que actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento para los países de la región en el presente año.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, ofrecerá a las 11:00 horas de ese día (GMT -04:00 horas) una conferencia de prensa para presentar el informe en la sede de la Comisión en Santiago, Chile. Será transmitida en directo por internet a través del sitio web de la institución.
El Estudio Económico de América…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 3 de agosto, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2017, publicação em que atualizará as estimativas de crescimento para os países da Região no presente ano.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, fará uma coletiva de imprensa para apresentar o Relatório, na sede da Comissão, em Santiago, Chile, que será realizada às 11h (12h de Brasília) do dia 3 de agosto, quinta-feira, e será transmitida ao vivo por videoconferência para o Escritório da CEPAL no Brasil e, tam…
En el presente documento se analiza la evolución de las economías de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá) y la República Dominicana (CARD) en 2016, y se hace un examen de los primeros meses de 2017 y las perspectivas para el resto del año, sobre la base de información disponible al 30 de junio de 2017. Es un análisis de coyuntura elaborado por la Unidad de Desarrollo Económico (UDE) de la Sede Subregional de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en México. El documento ofrece una actualización de la versión publicada en febrer…
In the first quarter of 2017, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4%. Fixed investment was the main driver of growth, while inventories were a large drag. Consumer spending slowed significantly from its pace in previous quarters, but still accounted for about half of GDP growth in the first quarter.
· U.S. employers added a seasonally adjusted 1,079,000 jobs during the first six months of 2017, the weakest first-half performance since 2010, according to data the Labor Department.
· Productivity was flat in the first three months of the year. Slumping productivity gains have led to…
The importance of sound and accurate early estimates of economic activity is of utmost importance to national economic authorities at the time of the decision-making process, and to the various agents involved in the economic analysis and follow up of the short-term economic prospects. In this context, the availability of short-term forecasts for quarterly GDP growth rates becomes highly relevant. In Latin America and the Caribbean an increasing amount of countries is producing high frequency economic data, and there has been an increasing interest by national authorities to use this data to i…
The average rate of urban unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise again in 2017 to 9.2%, in a year characterized by modest economic growth that will not be sufficient to counteract the labour market’s weak conditions, according to a new report released today by ECLAC and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
In the new edition of their joint publication Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which analyzes the regional labour market’s performance in 2016, the two organizations indicate that last year the urban unemployment rate rose to 8.9% from 7.3% …
La tasa promedio de desempleo urbano de América Latina y el Caribe volverá a aumentar en 2017 a 9,2%, en un año marcado por un modesto crecimiento económico que no será suficiente para contrarrestar las condiciones de debilidad del mercado laboral, según un nuevo informe dado a conocer hoy por la CEPAL y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT).
En la nueva edición de su publicación conjunta Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe, que analiza el desempeño del mercado laboral regional en 2016, los dos organismos señalan que en ese año la tasa de desempleo urbano aumentó a 8,9% …
The Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the Caribbean analyzes in its 2016-2017 edition the economic performance of the region throughout 2016, the international context and macroeconomic policies implemented by countries, while also providing an outlook for 2017. The Caribbean recorded economic growth of only 0.8 per cent in 2016 but growth is expected to rebound to 2.4 per cent in 2017. The poor performance observed in 2016 was primarily due to a 3.7 percent contraction in the goods producing economies, which were hard hit by the decline in commodity prices in general and hydrocarbons i…
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first quarter of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The main highlights are:
- 2017 started with the highest monthly issuance on record for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)’s cross-border bond market, with total issuance reaching US$ 24.2 billion in January. Petrobras led the way, issuing a US$ 4 billion dual-tranche bond on January 9, encouraging other issuers to come to the market.
- Although…
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