This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2020 and the first few months of 2021 and comprises five chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and their impacts. The fourth is focused on the external sector, while the fifth concludes.…
Presentation by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (PDF).
The Latin America and Caribbean region will see its pace of growth decelerate in 2022 to 2.1%, after reaching 6.2% on average last year, according to new projections released today by ECLAC. This slowdown takes place in a context of significant asymmetries between developed, emerging and developing countries with regard to the capacity to implement fiscal, social, monetary, and health and vaccination policies for a sustainable recovery from the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is according to the annual report b…
Presentación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena (PDF).
La región de América Latina y el Caribe desacelerará su ritmo de crecimiento en 2022 a 2,1%, luego de crecer 6,2% promedio el año pasado, según nuevas proyecciones entregadas hoy por la CEPAL. Esta desaceleración sucede en un contexto de importantes asimetrías entre los países desarrollados, emergentes y en desarrollo sobre la capacidad de implementar políticas fiscales, sociales, monetarias, de salud y vacunación para una recuperación sostenible de la crisis desatada por la pandemia de COVID-19.
Así lo señala la Comi…
A região da América Latina e Caribe desacelerará seu ritmo de crescimento em 2022 para 2,1%, após crescer 6,2% em média no ano passado, segundo novas projeções divulgadas hoje pela CEPAL. Essa desaceleração ocorre em um contexto de importantes assimetrias entre os países desenvolvidos, emergentes e em desenvolvimento na capacidade de implementar políticas fiscais, sociais, monetárias, de saúde e de vacinação para uma recuperação sustentável da crise desencadeada pela pandemia da COVID-19.
Assim afirma a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em seu relatório anual Balanço …
This edition of Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean analyzes the economic and social dynamics at play last year, and explores the risks and policy challenges that the region will face in 2022 for driving a transformative recovery. More specifically, the document presents new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2021, along with projections for 2022.…
En su edición 2021, el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el año, y actualiza las cifras de crecimiento y otros indicadores que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19. En particular, el documento presenta nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la región y todos sus países en 2020 y entrega una primera estimación de crecimiento para 2022. …
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