To achieve a transformative recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which puts emphasis on investment for equality and sustainability, we must transform the State by restructuring the education and health systems, strengthening welfare states and moving towards a care society, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a virtual keynote lecture given at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Developme…
Para alcanzar una recuperación transformadora pospandemia del COVID-19, que ponga énfasis en la inversión para la igualdad y la sostenibilidad, debemos transformar el Estado reestructurando los sistemas de educación y salud, fortalecer los estados de bienestar y transitar hacia una sociedad del cuidado, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una conferencia magistral virtual dictada en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
La máxima representante de la CEPAL participó en el 14º Diálogo Nacional por …
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reaffirmed today that developing countries and especially middle-income countries (which comprise the majority of the region’s nations) need a liquidity boost and to participate actively in debt relief initiatives.
“The developed world is investing to achieve the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a green recovery, but developing countries are being left behind,” the Commission’s highest authority warned during a session entitled Investing in the SDGs, held in the…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, reafirmó hoy que los países en desarrollo y especialmente los países de ingreso medio (que incluyen a la mayoría de la región) necesitan un impulso de liquidez y participar activamente en las iniciativas de alivio de la deuda.
“El mundo desarrollado está invirtiendo para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 y para una recuperación verde, pero los países en desarrollo se están quedando atrás”, advirtió la máxima autoridad de la Comisión durante la sesión t…
Latin America and the Caribbean received $160.721 billion dollars in Foreign Direct Investment in 2019, 7.8% less than in 2018, a decline that is seen intensifying sharply in 2020 when inflows are forecast to drop by between 45% and 55% as a result of the crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) advised today upon presenting its annual study Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 (the document will be soon available on ECLAC’s website).
Worldwide, the amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is s…
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América Latina y el Caribe recibió 160.721 millones de dólares por concepto de inversión extranjera directa en 2019, 7,8% menos que en 2018, caída que se agudizaría en 2020, ya que como consecuencia de la crisis derivada de la pandemia del COVID-19 se prevé una disminución de entre un 45% y un 55% en la entrada de estos flujos, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) al presentar su estudio anual La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020 (disponible en el sitio web de la CEPAL próximamente).
A nivel mundial, los …
A América Latina e o Caribe receberam US$160,72 bilhões de investimento estrangeiro direto em 2019, 7,8% menos do que em 2018, queda que se agravaria em 2020, já que, como consequência da crise derivada da pandemia da COVID-19 é previsto uma redução de 45% e 55% na entrada desses fluxos, informou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) ao apresentar seu estudo anual: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2020 (disponível em breve no site da CEPAL).
No âmbito mundial, os valores de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) cairiam 40% em 2020, e …
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Wednesday, December 2, at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -3:00) its study entitled Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, which examines the global and regional evolution of FDI inflows as well as the contribution of these flows to productive development processes in the region.
The main conclusions of this annual report will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference carried out from Santiago, Chile.
The publication’s first …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará este miércoles 2 de diciembre, a las 11:00 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT -3:00), su estudio La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020, que examina no solo la evolución mundial y regional de las entradas de IED, sino también la contribución de estos flujos a los procesos de desarrollo productivo en la región.
Las principales conclusiones del informe anual serán dadas a conocer por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en una conferencia de prensa virtual realizada desde Santiago de Chile.
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A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará nesta quarta-feira, 2 de dezembro, às 11h do Chile (11h de Brasília), o seu estudo: O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2020, que examina não só a evolução mundial e regional das entradas de IED, mas também a contribuição desses fluxos para os processos de desenvolvimento produtivo da região.
As principais conclusões do relatório anual serão divulgadas por Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual realizada de Santiago, Chile.
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Technological composition and productive diversification are distinguishing features of countries’ long-term growth trajectories. Investing in research and development (R&D), infrastructure and technology is a possible alternative for developing countries looking to accelerate their growth trajectory. In the case of Brazil, the production structure must be modified and productivity increased, by endogenizing technological advances, in order to narrow the technology gap. The factors that determine investment in absorption of external knowledge must be defined. To this end, a multilevel anal…
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