Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean offers an opportunity to reduce global asymmetries and support a transformative, inclusive economic recovery that promotes sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda, affirmed Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the closing session of the II High-Level CELAC-China Forum and the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum.
“The COVID-19 crisis has deepened global asymmetries between developed and developing countries. This forces us to rethink multilateralism and…
La cooperación entre China y América Latina y el Caribe ofrece una oportunidad para reducir las asimetrías globales y apoyar una recuperación económica transformadora inclusiva que promueva el desarrollo sostenible en línea con la Agenda 2030, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la clausura del II Foro Académico de Alto Nivel CELAC-China y el VI Foro de Think Tanks China-América Latina y el Caribe.
“La crisis del COVID-19 ha agudizado las asimetrías globales entre los países desarrollados y los en vías de desarrol…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, along with authorities, former heads-of-state and distinguished academics, opened the II High-Level CELAC-China Academic Forum and the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum. The two-day event will bring together government officials, university experts and international officials from both regions with the aim of exchanging experiences and promoting mutual cooperation to tackle new global challenges and build forward a better future.
With sponsorship from Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Aff…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, inauguró hoy junto a autoridades, ex mandatarios y destacados académicos, el II Foro Académico de Alto Nivel CELAC-China y el VI Foro de Think Tanks China-América Latina y el Caribe, encuentro que reunirá por dos días a funcionarios de gobierno, especialistas universitarios y funcionarios internacionales de ambas partes con el fin de intercambiar experiencias y fomentar la cooperación mutua para enfrentar los nuevos desafíos globales y construir un futuro mejor.
La reunión, que se realiza …
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is at the center of the recovery plan in the aftermath of the pandemic, particularly to promote the creation of formal jobs and reactivate economic activity, said Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), during a high-level seminar organized by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
The meeting entitled Measuring quality in Foreign Direct Investment: challenges and opportunities brought together distinguished specialists from multilateral organizations such as the Intern…
La Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) está en el centro del plan de recuperación pospandemia, particularmente para promover la creación de empleos formales y reactivar la actividad económica, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un seminario de alto nivel organizado por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) de México.
El encuentro, titulado Measuring quality in Foreign Direct Investment: challenges and opportunities (Medir la calidad en la Inversión Extranjera Directa: desafíos y oportunidad…
Em um contexto de grave crise sanitária, econômica e social gerada pela pandemia da COVID-19, a América Latina e o Caribe receberam 105,48 bilhões de dólares de investimento estrangeiro direto em 2020, 34,7% a menos que em 2019, 51% a menos que o recorde histórico alcançado em 2012 e o menor valor desde 2010.
Em âmbito mundial, os valores de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) caíram 35% em 2020, atingindo aproximadamente 1 trilhão de dólares, o que representa o valor mais baixo desde 2005. América Latina e Caribe está em tendência de queda desde 2013, o que tem deixado em evidência a relaçã…
This document examines the global and regional evolution of FDI and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region’s productive development processes.
The first chapter of the publication analyzes, among other things, the trends observed in the context of the international crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing the amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received by each country in 2020 and providing a regional projection for 2021.
The second chapter offers a historic and current overview of China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, placing thes…
In the context of the severe health, economic and social crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America and the Caribbean received $105.48 billion dollars in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020 – 34.7% less than in 2019, 51% less than the record high achieved in 2012, and the lowest amount since 2010, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated today upon presenting its annual study Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021.
Globally, the amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dropped by 35% in 2020 to approximately $1 trillio…
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
En un contexto de grave crisis sanitaria, económica y social generada por la pandemia del COVID-19, América Latina y el Caribe recibió 105.480 millones de dólares por concepto de inversión extranjera directa en 2020, 34,7% menos que en 2019, 51% menos que el récord histórico alcanzado en 2012 y el monto más bajo desde 2010, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) al presentar su estudio anual La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021.
A nivel mundial, los montos de inv…
Em um contexto de grave crise sanitária, econômica e social gerada pela pandemia da COVID-19, a América Latina e o Caribe receberam 105,48 bilhões de dólares de investimento estrangeiro direto em 2020, 34,7% a menos que em 2019, 51% a menos que o recorde histórico alcançado em 2012 e o menor valor desde 2010, informou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) ao apresentar seu estudo anual: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2021.
Em âmbito mundial, os valores de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) caíram 35% em 2020, atingindo aproximad…
Este informe anual de la CEPAL examina la evolución mundial y regional de la Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) y plantea recomendaciones para que estos flujos contribuyan a los procesos de desarrollo productivo de la región.
En el primer capítulo de la publicación se analizan, entre otras cosas, las tendencias observadas en un contexto de crisis internacional generada por la pandemia de COVID-19, se detallan los montos de IED recibidos por cada país en 2020 y se hace una proyección regional para 2021. En el segundo capítulo se brinda un panorama histórico y actual de las inversiones de China…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch this Thursday, August 5, at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT-4) the document Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, which examines the global and regional evolution of FDI and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region’s productive development processes.
The report’s main conclusions will be unveiled by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference held from Santiago, Chile.
The first chapter of the publication analyzes, among o…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) lanzará este jueves 5 de agosto, a las 11:00 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT-4), el documento La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2021, que examina la evolución mundial y regional de la IED y plantea recomendaciones para que estos flujos contribuyan a los procesos de desarrollo productivo de la región.
Las principales conclusiones del informe anual serán dadas a conocer por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en una conferencia de prensa virtual realizada desde Santiago de Chile.
En el primer capítu…
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