Environmental Big Push in the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 6

Valor agregado y empleo inducido por el sector exportador de Costa Rica. Nota de política

El objetivo de esta nota es contribuir a la identificación de estrategias para la reactivación económica, como respuesta a la crisis económica generada por la pandemia por COVID-19. Esta nota es parte de un ejercicio de colaboración técnica entre el Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (COMEX) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Esta nota busca responder a la siguiente pregunta: ¿cuáles sectores exportadores tienen alto potencial para crear empleo, directo e indirecto, y generar valor agregado nacional través de sus exportaciones?…

Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 18: Digitalising agriculture for an inclusive transformation of rural societies

The digitalisation of agrifood systems has made progress; still, it remains a pending topic in the region, especially among smaller producers and traders in rural areas. Accelerating the digitalisation process is not an easy task. To begin with, there is an urgent need to improve the environment in which these technologies are developed and implemented. This requires a state policy that fosters dialogue and collaboration between civil organisations and the public and private sectors, with the ultimate aim of ensuring that the benefits of digitalisation reach everyone, in particular smaller pro…

Sistemas alimentarios y COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe N° 18: digitalización de la agricultura para la transformación inclusiva de sociedades rurales

La digitalización de los sistemas agroalimentarios, aun cuando ha avanzado, continúa siendo un tema pendiente en la región, especialmente entre los productores y comerciantes de menor tamaño en zonas rurales. Acelerar el proceso de digitalización no es una tarea fácil. Para empezar, urge mejorar el entorno en el que se desarrollan e implementan estas tecnologías, lo que requiere de una política de Estado que propicie el diálogo y colaboración entre las organizaciones civiles y los sectores público y privado, con el fin último de garantizar que los beneficios de la digitalización lleguen a todo…

Multilateral development banks in Latin America: Recent trends, the response to the pandemic, and the forthcoming role

The COVID-19 crisis has hit Latin America and the Caribbean harder than any other developing region. In 2020 the regional GDP will experience its greatest decline in 120 years. The pandemic represents a formidable social challenge, exposing all the regions’ endemic problems. Against this backdrop, this paper analyses the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) response to the COVID-19 crisis and their post-pandemic role and prospects in LAC. Some basic information is presented on the major MDBs that serve the region and their main trends during the last decade to provide an adequate context.…

Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …

United States supply chains resiliency: The key role Latin America and the Caribbean could play

This paper focuses on the impact on three industries to exemplify the disruption that took place in supply chains during the global pandemic; and the measures taken by the United States government to confront the disruption in the short run and protect the health and livelihood of its citizenry.…

Social information systems and registries of recipients of non-contributory social protection in Latin America in response to COVID-19

The countries of the region implemented a series of short-term measures to mitigate the social, health and economic effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In the social sphere, these focused on the provision of social protection entitlements in a rapid and timely manner to the population in need of support. The pressure this placed on the response capacity of social information systems and registries of recipients of social protection systems (social registries) meant that countries had to implement various innovations and adopt new ways of identifying the potential population…

Post Pandemic Covid-19 Economic Recovery: Enabling Latin America and the Caribbean to better harness e-commerce and digital trade

This report shows that Latin America and the Caribbean faces critical policy challenges going forward. It must accelerate the digital transformation to allow businesses and consumers to adapt to a new normal and leverage pandemic recovery to create stronger economies, and also tackle long-standing barriers to adopting digital technologies and bridging digital divides. These have impeded sustained and equitable economic growth even before the pandemic struck. This crisis should be a wake-up call for governments, the private sector, civil society, and international development partners to come t…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 5

La economía de la salud en México

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 132, diciembre de 2020. Autor: Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas.…

Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean

The region of Latin America and the Caribbean has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most harmed in economic and social terms. This is due to longstanding structural factors that have portended its dysfunctional development pattern. That is why the economic reactivation must pursue, at the same time, significant productive, fiscal and institutional structural reforms, in order to move forward on configuring a new, inclusive and sustainable development pattern. So stated Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECL…

Reactivación económica necesita reformas estructurales productivas, fiscales e institucionales, para avanzar hacia un estilo de desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido la más afectada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y también la más dañada en términos económicos y sociales. Esto se debe a factores estructurales de larga data que han prefigurado su disfuncional estilo de desarrollo. Por ello, la reactivación económica deberá cursar, a la par, significativas reformas estructurales productivas, fiscales e institucionales, para avanzar en la configuración de un nuevo estilo de desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible. Así lo señalan Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe…

A reativação econômica precisa de reformas estruturais, fiscais e institucionais produtivas para avançar em direção a um estilo de desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe

A região da América Latina e do Caribe foi a mais afetada pela pandemia de COVID-19 e também a mais prejudicada em termos econômicos e sociais. Isso se deve a fatores estruturais de longa data que prefiguraram seu estilo disfuncional de desenvolvimento. Por isso, a reativação econômica deverá, ao mesmo tempo, passar por significativas reformas estruturais produtivas, fiscais e institucionais para avançar na configuração de um novo estilo de desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável. É o que assinalam Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEP…

Índice de Precios al Consumidor: efectos de la pandemia por COVID-19 en su compilación

Este artículo corresponde al primer número de Temas estadísticos de la CEPAL, publicación bimestral sobre temas monográficos, elaborada por la División de Estadísticas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).…

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the compilation of consumer price indices

This article belongs to the first issue of ECLAC Statistical Briefings, bimonthly publication on statistical topics, prepared by the Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).…

Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: Fiscal policy challenges for transformative recovery post-COVID-19

In 2021, Latin America and the Caribbean faces an economic and social context that will remain complex and uncertain. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact the region, with a fresh wave of cases that has led to the implementation of new public health measures to curb the spread of the virus. Vaccination campaigns, which are a priority, have been hampered by unequal access to vaccines globally and challenges in vaccine production and distribution. In this complex and uncertain context, the Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2021 analyses the challenges…

Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2021: los desafíos de la política fiscal en la recuperación transformadora pos-COVID-19

América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta en 2021 la prolongación de un contexto económico y social complejo e incierto. La pandemia de COVID-19 continúa impactando a la región, con una nueva ola de casos que ha llevado a la aplicación de nuevas medidas de salud pública para frenar la propagación del virus. Las campañas de vacunación en la región, que son prioritarias, se han visto obstaculizadas por el acceso desigual a las vacunas a nivel mundial y los desafíos en materia de producción y distribución. En este complejo e incierto contexto, el Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe, 2021 anal…

Primeras lecciones y desafíos de la pandemia de COVID-19 para los países del SICA

En el presente documento se ofrece un estudio exploratorio de las lecciones que la gestión de la crisis generada por la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha dejado a los Estados y las administraciones públicas de los países de la subregión del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA), así como de los desafíos que plantea a futuro, enfocándose en tres ejes clave de la gestión pública: i) la planificación, ii) el gobierno digital y iii) la gobernanza. El estudio se enmarca tanto en la naturaleza y el alcance de la crisis generada en el planeta por el coronavirus como en l…