En el presente documento se hace un análisis de las economías de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá) y la República Dominicana en 2018 y se ofrecen perspectivas para 2019. Es un análisis de coyuntura elaborado por la Unidad de Desarrollo Económico de la sede subregional de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en México, con información disponible al 15 de julio de 2019.…
Em sua edição número 71, que corresponde a 2019, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe consta de três partes. A primeira resume o desempenho da economia regional em 2018 e analisa sua evolução durante os primeiros meses de 2019, bem como as perspectivas para o ano em seu conjunto. Examina os fatores externos e internos que incidiram no desempenho econômico da região e analisa as características do crescimento econômico, bem como a evolução dos preços e do mercado de trabalho. Por último, destaca as características e alguns dos desafíos para as políticas macroeconômicas, num contexto…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expects economic growth in the region to continue to decline, due to an international context of greater uncertainty and complexity, and weak performance by investment, exports and consumption.
This is the outlooks of the annual Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019, announced today by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, at a press conference in Santiago, Chile.
According to the report, the region will grow this year by just 0.5%, a lower figure than the 0.9% regis…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) espera que durante 2019 el crecimiento económico de la región mantenga una trayectoria descendente, debido a un contexto internacional con mayores incertidumbres y complejidades, y a un débil comportamiento de la inversión, las exportaciones y el consumo.
Así lo señala el informe anual Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019, dado a conocer hoy por la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, en una conferencia de prensa realizada en Santiago de Chile.
Según el reporte, la región …
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) espera que durante 2019 o crescimento econômico da região mantenha uma trajetória descendente, devido a um contexto internacional com maiores incertezas e complexidades, e a um fraco desempenho do investimento, das exportações e do consumo interno.
Assim é indicado no relatório anual Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2019, divulgado hoje pela Secretária-Executiva do organismo das Nações Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, em uma coletiva de imprensa realizada em Santiago, Chile.
Segundo o relatório, a região crescerá esse ano some…
The 2019 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2018 and analyses trends in the early months of 2019, 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, analyses the characteristics of economic growth, prices and the labour market. It also draws attention to some of the macroeconomic policy challenges, given that there is less space to implement such policies against a backdrop of continuing …
En su edición correspondiente a 2019, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional en 2018 y se analiza su evolución durante los primeros meses de 2019, 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 analizan las características del crecimiento económico, así como la evolución de los precios y del mercado laboral. Por último, se destacan las características y algunos de los desafíos que se plan…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present its annual report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 on Wednesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. (GMT -4) at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The report, which will provide updated economic growth projections for the countries of the region, will be unveiled at a press conference led by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena. The launch will also be transmitted live via the Internet on the institution’s website (www.cepal.org).
The Economic…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará su informe anual Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019 el próximo miércoles 31 de julio, a las 11:00 a.m. (GMT -4 hrs.) en la sede principal del organismo en Santiago de Chile.
El reporte, que entregará proyecciones de crecimiento económico actualizadas para los países de la región, será dado a conocer en una conferencia de prensa encabezada por la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena. El lanzamiento será transmitido también en directo por internet en el sitio w…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará o relatório anual Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2019 na quarta-feira, 31 de julho, às 11h do Chile (12h de Brasília) na sede principal da CEPAL, em Santiago, Chile.
O relatório apresentará as projeções atualizadas de crescimento econômico para os países da região e será divulgado em uma coletiva de imprensa liderada pela Secretária-Executiva do organismo regional da ONU, Alicia Bárcena. O lançamento será transmitido ao vivo pelo site da CEPAL (www.cepal.org).
Haverá transmissão ao vivo também, por videoc…
Highlights:
• In the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. economy grew at an above-trend annualized rate of 3.1%, despite the government shutdown and concerns about residual seasonality. Growth was driven by exports and a buildup in inventories.
• In May, U.S. employers added just 75,000 jobs, one of the smaller gains since the recession ended in mid-2009.
• U.S. consumer price inflation moderated in May, suggesting inflationary pressures remain muted. Over the last 12 months, the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8%. The core CPI was up 2.0%.
• The U.S. current account deficit fell to US…
This paper analyses the role that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have played in financing development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and what their role will be in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In a context where multilateralism is severely questioned, donor countries are moving their resources away from middle-income countries, and MDBs' lending represents a decreasing share of total debt in the region, we show that there is room for MDBs to continue being relevant players.…
The U.S. debt burden became heavier as a result of the unprecedented policy response to the global financial crisis and economic recession, and it has continued to grow. On March 11, the U.S. administration unveiled a US$ 4.75 trillion budget proposal that projects debt held by the public will hit US$ 22.8 trillion by 2025, more than 50% higher than in 2017, when debt held by the public was US$ 14.7 trillion. Regarding short-term prospects, total U.S. debt is expected to reach a statutory limit known as the “debt ceiling” later this year, which will require a congressional vote to raise the ce…
This article reviews the trend of investment in Chile and its relationship with economic growth since the 1973 coup d’état; and it documents how investment remains the main growth driver. Notwithstanding that fact, innovation helps to mitigate diminishing returns from natural resources, while technology-intensive investment, such as broadband infrastructure, helps to diversify the production matrix. The article shows how a persistent increase in the investment ratio in 1990–1998 supported GDP growth of 7.1% per year; but since 1999 investment has wavered, and average growth dropped to below 4%…
Se examina la evolución de la inversión en Chile y su vinculación con el crecimiento económico desde el golpe de Estado de 1973, documentándose cómo continúa siendo determinante principal del crecimiento. La innovación, por su parte, facilita la superación de rendimientos decrecientes de los recursos naturales; la inversión intensiva en tecnología, como la infraestructura de banda ancha, contribuye a diversificar la matriz productiva. Se expone cómo la persistente expansión de la tasa de inversión en 1990-1998 sustentó un crecimiento del PIB del 7,1% anual, pero desde 1999 la inversión experim…
This paper uses Fajnzylber and Mandeng’s competitiveness matrix to analyse the evolving structure of Argentine exports between 1985 and 2010. In particular, it seeks to identify links between the country’s export pattern, in which natural resources predominate, and the evolving structures of different markets: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), the developing countries of Asia and the world. One of the main conclusions is that, although historically it has been the developed countries that have been responsible for the domin…
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