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.
FDI can support the investments needed for countries to move towards more inclusive and sustainable development, but, as ECLAC has argued in successive editions of this report, that does not happen automatically. Policies are needed to provide the necessary framework so that FDI entering the region is directed towards activities that support virtuous development in respect of inclusiveness, employment quality, environmental s…
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.
La IED puede apoyar la realización de las inversiones necesarias para que los países avancen hacia un desarrollo más inclusivo y sostenible, pero, como ha planteado la CEPAL en sucesivas ediciones de este mismo informe, esto no sucede de forma automática. Se requieren políticas que provean el marco necesario para que la IED que ingresa a la región se dirija a actividades …
The United States has witnessed historic inflation since the economy began to reopen in 2021 following the lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The United States economic outlook: inflation trends post COVID-19 looks at the forces behind this surge in prices and the trade-offs and risks for the policy response. The report examines inflation trends and drivers, as well as labour market trends since the economy reopened; economic policies implemented by the United States in response to the pandemic, and more recently to inflation; and the possible impact of these p…
En este trabajo se estudian los factores que impulsaron la inflación en el bienio 2021 -2022 en seis economías de América Latina desde un enfoque de costos. Los determinantes de la inflación se estiman a partir de una variante de un modelo empírico estándar en el que se utiliza el método de proyección local de Jordà (2005). Los resultados obtenidos muestran que el mayor aporte al aumento de la inflación en el período analizado se asocia a la suba del precio de las materias primas, tanto entre las economías exportadoras como importadoras de esos productos. A su vez, se muestra que el aumento de…
En el presente documento, elaborado por la Oficina de la CEPAL en México, se analiza la evolución de las economías de Centroamérica —Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá— y la República Dominicana (CARD) en 2021 y se presentan las perspectivas para 2022. 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 agosto de 2022.…
Climate change could significantly worsen long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). It is urgent to advance towards an ambitious and comprehensive green agenda to address its consequences and improve well-being for all. An effective green transition in LAC could potentially add 10.5% more new jobs by 2030, says the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022: Towards a green and just transition, presented today on the side-lines of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik.
According to the 15th edition of the report, this year’s economic slowdown,…
El cambio climático podría empeorar significativamente las perspectivas económicas a largo plazo y exacerbar las desigualdades en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Es urgente avanzar hacia una agenda verde ambiciosa e integral para abordar sus consecuencias y mejorar el bienestar de todos. Una transición verde efectiva en ALC podría generar potencialmente un 10,5 % más de nuevos empleos hacia 2030, dice el informe Perspectivas económicas de América Latina (LEO) 2022: Hacia una transición verde y justa, presentado hoy en el marco de la COP27 en Sharm El-Sheik.
Según la 15ª edición del informe, …
As mudanças climáticas podem piorar significativamente as perspectivas econômicas em longo prazo e exacerbar as desigualdades na América Latina e no Caribe (ALC). É urgente que uma agenda verde ambiciosa e abrangente avance para que se enfrente as consequências e melhore o bem-estar detodos. Uma transição verde efetiva na ALC poderia adicionar 10,5% a mais em novos empregos até 2030, diz o Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022: Rumo a uma transição verde e justa, apresentado hoje à margem da COP27 em Sharm El-Sheik.
De acordo com a 15ª edição do relatório, o contexto deste ano de desacele…
Discurso inaugural de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe
24 a 26 de octubre de 2022
Saludos protocolarios
Excelentísimo señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la Argentina,
Excelentísimo señor André Tinoco, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Presidente del trigésimo octavo periodo de sesiones de la CEPAL,
Excelentísimo señor Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Cu…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated today in a press release that growth is forecast at 3.2% in 2022, above what was foreseen last August, but the organization expects the deceleration to intensify next year in Latin America and the Caribbean with growth of 1.4% in 2023, in a scenario subject to significant restrictions, both external and domestic.
The war between Russia and Ukraine negatively affected global growth – and with it, the external demand faced by the region this year – while also accentuating inflationary pressures, volatility and financia…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) informó hoy mediante un comunicado de prensa que para 2022 se espera un crecimiento de 3,2%, superior al indicado en agosto pasado, pero para el próximo año el organismo prevé que la desaceleración se acentúe en América Latina y el Caribe, con un crecimiento de 1,4% en 2023, en una coyuntura sujeta a importantes restricciones tanto externas como domésticas.
El conflicto bélico entre Rusia y Ucrania afectó negativamente el crecimiento global -y con ello la demanda externa que enfrentó la región este año- junto con acentuar las presio…
What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…
What: Seventh (7th) meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable.
When: 12 to 13 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 8 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
The Caribbean Development Roundtable brings together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as o…
After breaking an annual record in 2021, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuance in international markets slowed considerably in the first eight months of 2022.…
In recent years, a number of proposals have highlighted how restrictive it is to use gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of well-being. This document takes up those criticisms and also showcases the limitations of GDP as a measure of output.
What GDP measures and what it excludes is a product of conventions that reflect androcentric biases. The failure to appraise natural resources and non-remunerated services produced by households results in a skewed perspective on the economy that focuses on markets and neglects other processes that are essential to human life.
The Latin American and …
United Nations