Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018

Perspectivas económicas de México 2018

México tendrá un crecimiento económico real de 2,2% en 2018 y de 2.1% en 2019…

U.S. Economic Outlook - Quarterly Developments

The U.S. economic expansion, which is in its tenth year, is approaching record length but not strength. November marked the 113th month of growth for the U.S. economy, and there have been 38 consecutive quarters of growth. This is the second longest expansion on record, only the 1991-2001 expansion is longer, and it is expected to continue into next year and become the longest on record.…

Launch of the report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

Lanzamiento informe Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018

Factores determinantes de la reducción de la desigualdad en la distribución de la renta en países de América Latina

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 126, diciembre de 2018. Autoras: Carmen Ramos Carvajal, Mercedes Alvargonzález Rodríguez y Blanca Moreno Cuartas.…

U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments

Highlights: -In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5% after rising 4.2% in the second quarter. Growth remained strong, but its composition deteriorated, as inventories accounted for almost two-thirds of the growth. Growth was led by consumer spending, which contributed 2.45% to growth, down from 2.6% in the second quarter, and inventories, which contributed 2.3%. -U.S. employers added 2,268,000 jobs from January to November 2018, more jobs than in 2017. Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% at the end of November, the lowest level since 1969, while year…

ECLAC will Present Its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, December 20 its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, in which it will update its growth estimates for the region’s countries in the present year and projections for 2019. The report will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, in a press conference at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00). The event will also be broadcast live on the Internet via the institution’s Web site. The 2018 edit…

CEPAL presentará su balance preliminar de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe en 2018

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el jueves 20 de diciembre su Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018, publicación en la que actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento para los países de la región en el presente año y las proyecciones para 2019. El informe será dado a conocer en una conferencia de prensa ofrecida por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la sede central de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, a las 11:00 horas locales (UTC/GMT -3:00), presentación que será transm…

CEPAL divulgará seu Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe em 2018

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) divulgará na quinta-feira, 20 de dezembro o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2018, publicação em que atualizará as estimativas de crescimento para os países da Região neste ano, e as projeções para 2019. O Relatório será apresentado em uma coletiva de imprensa pela Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, na sede da Comissão em Santiago, Chile, que será realizada às 11h do Chile (12h de Brasília) e será transmitida ao vivo por videoconferência para o Escritório da CEPAL no Brasil e, também, pelo s…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent developments

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has seen the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets this year. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever monthly volume of debt in international markets: US$ 32 billion. First quarter debt issuance in international markets…

Resilience and capital flows in the Caribbean

The economic challenges in the Caribbean can be linked in significant measure to the region’s external vulnerability. This paper looks at trends in financial flows in the context of the region’s need to strengthen its resilience. It starts by focusing on three concepts: vulnerability, fragility and resilience-building. Vulnerability is looked at as a ‘structural’ variable, dictated by geography and reinforced by economic forces. Fragility is looked at as a ‘process’ variable, a recurring feature of the workings of the institutions, underscored by a shortage of resources, and missing systems fo…

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018. Evolution of investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: stylized facts, determinants and policy challenges

The 2018 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, its seventieth issue, consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2017 and analyses trends in the early months of 2018, 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, and draws attention to some of the macroeconomic policy challenges of the prevailing external conditions, amid mounting uncertainty stemming…

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2018. Evolución de la inversión en América Latina y el Caribe: hechos estilizados, determinantes y desafíos de política

En su edición correspondiente a 2018, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe presenta una síntesis del desempeño de la economía regional durante 2017 un análisis de la evolución durante los primeros meses de 2018, 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, se analizan las características del crecimiento económico, la evolución de los precios y del mercado laboral, y se destacan las características y algunos de los desafíos para las políticas macroeconómicas en un context…

ECLAC and ILO Stress Importance of Moving Toward a More Sustainable Development Model to Create New Job Opportunities

Latin America and the Caribbean is the most biodiverse region in the world, but it is losing its natural wealth due to the environmental harm being caused by the current development pattern. That is why there is a pressing need to transition toward a more sustainable model, both from an environmental and labor point of view, which would enable access to new opportunities and improvements in employment, ECLAC and the ILO indicate in a new joint publication. In the 19th edition of Employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (October 2018), the Economic Commission for Latin America an…

CEPAL y OIT recalcan importancia de transitar hacia un modelo más sostenible de desarrollo para generar nuevas oportunidades de empleo

América Latina y el Caribe es la región más biodiversa del mundo, pero está perdiendo su riqueza natural con el deterioro ambiental que provoca el actual estilo de desarrollo. De allí que resulta urgente una transición hacia un modelo más sostenible tanto desde el punto de vista medioambiental como laboral, lo que permitiría acceder a nuevas oportunidades y mejoras en el empleo, señalan la CEPAL y la OIT en una nueva publicación conjunta. En la edición N⁰ 19 de Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe (octubre 2018), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Org…

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean will Expand by 1.3% in 2018 and 1.8% in 2019

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reviewed economic growth projections for the region for 2018 and expects an average expansion of 1.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean this year, slightly lower than that forecast this past August (1.5%). It foresees a growth rate of 1.8% for 2019, according to a press release issued today by the United Nations’ organization. As usual, the growth dynamic across countries and subregions will vary, says ECLAC. The economies of South America, which specialize in the production of primary goods, particularly oil, minerals and f…

Actividad económica de América Latina y el Caribe se expandirá 1,3% en 2018 y 1,8% en 2019

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) revisó las proyecciones de crecimiento de la actividad económica de la región para 2018 y espera una expansión promedio de 1,3% en América Latina y el Caribe durante este año, levemente inferior a la pronosticada en agosto pasado (1,5%). Para 2019 se prevé una tasa de crecimiento del 1,8%, según informó hoy mediante un comunicado de prensa. Como es habitual, la dinámica del crecimiento mostrará diferencias entre países y subregiones, indica la CEPAL. Las economías de América del Sur, especializadas en la producción de bienes primar…

A atividade econômica da América Latina e do Caribe se expandirá 1,3% em 2018 e 1,8% em 2019

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) revisou as projeções de crescimento da atividade econômica da região para 2018 e espera uma expansão média de 1,3% na América Latina e no Caribe durante este ano, levemente inferior à prognosticada em agosto passado (1,5%). Para 2019 prevê-se uma taxa de crescimento de 1,8%, segundo informou mediante um comunicado de imprensa. Como é habitual, a dinâmica do crescimento mostrará diferenças entre países e sub-regiões, indica a CEPAL. As economias da América do Sul, especializadas na produção de bens primários, em especial petróleo, mi…