Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2021

Launch of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

Presentación del Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2021

ECLAC Will Present from Mexico its Annual Report on the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Wednesday, January 12 its annual flagship report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, which examines the behavior of the region’s economies during the year that recently ended and updates growth estimates and other economic indicators that reflect the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent recovery on the countries of the region. More specifically, the document will present new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2…

CEPAL presentará desde México su informe anual sobre el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2021

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo miércoles 12 de enero su informe anual (flagship) Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2021, en el cual examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el año recién pasado, y actualiza las estimaciones de crecimiento y otros indicadores económicos que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19 y su posterior recuperación. En particular, el documento presentará nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la …

A CEPAL apresentará no México seu relatório anual sobre o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2021

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na póxima quarta-feira, 12 de janeiro, seu relatório anual Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2021, em que examina o comportamento das economias da região no último ano e atualiza as estimativas de crescimento e outros indicadores econômicos que refletem o impacto sofrido pelos países da região em decorrência da crise da COVID-19 e sua posterior recuperação. Em particular, o documento apresentará novas estimativas do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) para a região e de todos os seus países em 2021 e…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 1

Investing in sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure for economic recovery

This document outlines the situation and challenges of infrastructure investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, taking the global environment as a reference, and sets out some considerations on the behaviour of investments in 2020 and the outlook for 2021. It summarizes some of the stimulus packages provided by the countries for recovery from economic crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It also highlights the need for sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure criteria in order to make economic recovery more dynamic, to narrow some structural gaps, and …

United States economic outlook: Third quarter of 2021

Economic growth in the United States slowed to 2.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021, from 6.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021. Consumer spending in the third quarter rose at its slowest pace since the recovery began, as durable goods spending fell sharply amid supply shortages and rising inflationary pressures. The labour market remained strong, averaging 651,000 new jobs per month. With the Federal Reserve shifting its stance towards reducing accommodative measures at a faster pace, Latin America and the Caribbean may experience tighter external financial conditions next…

Essential elements of the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund : a segregated portfolio trust fund. Policy Brief

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…

United States economic outlook: third quarter of 2021

Economic growth in the United States slowed to a 2.1% annual rate in the third quarter of 2021, from a 6.7% annual rate in the second.…

Invertir en infraestructura sostenible, resiliente e inclusiva para la recuperación económica

Este documento presenta la situación y los desafíos de las inversiones en infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe teniendo como referencia el entorno global, y se exponen algunos elementos a considerar sobre el comportamiento de las inversiones en 2020 y se presentan las perspectivas para el año 2021. Asimismo, se resumen algunos de los paquetes de estímulo presentados por los países para la recuperación ante la crisis económica debido al COVID-19. También se destaca la necesidad de incorporar criterios de infraestructura sostenible, resiliente e inclusiva para dotar de mayor dinamismo a…

Innovación para el desarrollo: la clave para una recuperación transformadora en América Latina y el Caribe

El presente documento, preparado para la Tercera Reunión de la Conferencia de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, busca contribuir al debate y a la acción para el desarrollo y a un mayor despliegue de la ciencia, las tecnologías y la innovación en la región para avanzar hacia la autonomía sanitaria, la inclusión digital y el desarrollo de soluciones para un consumo y producción más sostenibles. Todos estos elementos pueden contribuir a una recuperación transformadora que trace un nuevo sendero hacia …

Innovation for development: the key to a transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Main messages

Annotated provisional agenda. Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Annotated provisional agenda. Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

An innovative financing for development agenda for the recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

COVID-19 has brought to the fore the need to address the problem of financing for development in middle-income countries, which has been characterized by the increasing decoupling of per capita income and the ability to mobilize domestic and external resources, and the disconnect between economic and social needs and the response of multilateral cooperation. This must be urgently addressed, as Latin American and Caribbean countries must recover from the effects of the pandemic and avoid another lost decade. Middle-income countries, such as those in Latin America and the Caribbean, require mult…

Una agenda innovadora de financiamiento para el desarrollo para la recuperación de América Latina y el Caribe

El COVID-19 ha puesto sobre el tapete la necesidad de abordar la problemática del financiamiento para el desarrollo de los países de ingreso medio, que se ha caracterizado por la creciente disociación entre el ingreso per cápita y la capacidad de movilizar recursos internos y externos, así como por la desconexión entre las necesidades económicas y sociales y la respuesta de la cooperación multilateral. Esto debe abordarse con urgencia, ya que los países de América Latina y el Caribe deben recuperarse de los efectos de la pandemia y evitar otra década perdida. Los países de ingreso medio, como …

Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for Reforms to Address Long-Standing Challenges, Says New Report

Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) is the region most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and at risk of seeing the socio-economic gains of recent decades being reversed. Recovery strategies must comprise well-sequenced reforms that promote universal social protection systems, accelerate the formalisation of economies, improve fiscal progressivity, and deepen regional integration, says the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2021: Working Together for a Better Recovery. According to this 14th edition of the report, LAC experienced a historical economic downturn in 2020. The region’s gross…