The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Thursday, October 26 in the “Dialogues on Uruguay’s Future,” where he reiterated the importance of Productive Development Policies (PDP) as catalysts for higher-quality international economic integration – especially in small economies – and for a better future in terms of production and work in the region’s countries.
The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the two events held in Montevideo in the framework of the “Dialogues …
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó este jueves 26 de octubre en los “Diálogos sobre el futuro de Uruguay”, en donde reiteró la importancia de las políticas de desarrollo productivo (PDP) como catalizadoras de una inserción económica internacional de mayor calidad -especialmente en las economías pequeñas- y de un mejor futuro de la producción y del trabajo en los países de la región.
El alto funcionario de las Naciones Unidas fue uno de los oradores principales en los dos eventos que se realizaron en…
O Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participou dos “Diálogos sobre o futuro do Uruguai”, onde reiterou a importância das políticas de desenvolvimento produtivo como catalisadoras de uma inserção econômica internacional de maior qualidade, especialmente nas economias pequenas, e de um melhor futuro da produção e do trabalho nos países da região.
O alto funcionário das Nações Unidas foi um dos oradores principais nos dois eventos realizados em Montevidéu, durante os “Diálogos sobre o futuro do Uruguai”. O primeiro …
Latin American and Caribbean bond activity in international markets recovered strongly towards the end of the first half of 2023, with a total of US$ 50 billion placed in the period. This figure was 9% higher than in the year-earlier period and 158% higher than in the second half of 2022. Decelerating inflation and currency appreciation supported the upturn in bond activity, as did the pause in increases in the benchmark interest rate decided by the United States Federal Reserve at its meeting on 13 and 14 June following 10 consecutive hikes. There was a flurry of new bond issuances in the las…
El presente documento es una contribución de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a los debates de la XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes y Jefas de Estado y de Gobierno, que se llevará a cabo los días 24 y 25 de marzo de 2023 en Santo Domingo (República Dominicana).
En el primer capítulo de esta publicación se presenta un panorama estilizado de las economías de Iberoamérica a partir de indicadores de población, territorio, producción, tasas de crecimiento, inflación y macroeconómicos. En el segundo, se analiza la coyuntura económica internacional, caracterizada por …
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
Against a backdrop of tightening global financing conditions and higher global borrowing costs, Latin American and Caribbean issuers placed US$ 58.5 billion in bonds on international markets from January to October 2022, around 60% less than in the same period of 2021, with an average coupon almost 1.5% higher. The region’s international issuance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds followed the broader market downturn in bond activity, particularly in the corporate sector, owing to worse macroeconomic conditions; however, it showed some resilience, slowing less markedly than ov…
Against a backdrop of tightening global financing conditions, total Latin American and Caribbean bond issuance in international markets in the first eight months of 2022 was down more than 50% from the same period in 2021. International bond issuance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds —including green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds— from the region also slowed in the first eight months of 2022, albeit less markedly than total issuance. The share of these bonds in the region’s total issuance increased to 34% from 31% in the year-earlier period.
Capital …
El objetivo principal de este documento es analizar los flujos de inversión hacia Centroamérica, Cuba, Haití, México y la República Dominicana (subregión norte de América Latina y el Caribe) en los siete sectores que la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) identificó como dinamizadores del desarrollo sostenible en el documento de su período de sesiones de 2020. Para cumplir con ese objetivo, el documento se divide en tres partes: en la primera se estudian las características principales de los siete sectores; en la segunda se analizan los flujos de inversión mundial en es…
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2021 in review and the first four months of 2022 presents and analyses the developments concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021and from January to April 2022. This report is published three times a year and provides an overview of new international bonds from Latin American and Caribbean issuers, including green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, as well as of bond spreads and credit ratings.…
Un nuevo número de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, ya está disponible en internet con diversos análisis de destacados especialistas sobre el modelo de desarrollo de la región, los determinantes de la acumulación del capital, y una mirada de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) desde los flujos financieros ilícitos, entre otros temas.
En su edición N⁰ 136 (abril de 2022), el documento incluye en total 10 artículos de reconocidos expertos y profesores internacionales, quienes analizan varias temáticas relacionadas con la s…
This article analyses the implications of illicit financial flows for foreign direct investment (FDI). During the 2003–2017 period, in the financing of gross fixed capital formation in Latin America, external savings show high variability in relation to domestic saving. This study calculates the net effects of FDI on the balance of payments by country, concluding that its contribution is not always positive. In fact, it is negative in countries with investments mainly in the primary or extractive sector. The volume of inward FDI is lower than recorded for all countries when considering pass-th…
En este artículo se analizan las implicaciones de los flujos financieros ilícitos en la inversión extranjera directa (IED). Durante el período 2003-2017 en América Latina el ahorro externo en el financiamiento de la formación bruta de capital fijo presenta una alta variabilidad con relación al ahorro interno. Se calculan los efectos netos de la IED en la balanza de pagos por países y se encuentra que su contribución no siempre es positiva. De hecho, resulta negativa en países cuyas inversiones se centran principalmente en el sector primario o extractivo. El volumen de entradas de IED es menor …
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
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