United States trade in goods slowed in 2023, ending the recovery following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as goods exports and imports declined by 2.2% and 4.9%, respectively. The decrease in merchandise trade contrasts with significant improvements in services trade, as exports and imports of services rose by 8.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Recently, exports of digitally enabled services have considerably outpaced those of other services and goods, underscoring their growing importance in the global market.
The relative weight of Latin America and the Caribbean in United States tra…
A América Latina e o Caribe estão presos em diversas armadilhas de desenvolvimento que constituem enormes obstáculos para construir um futuro mais produtivo, inclusivo e sustentável. Esta crise do desenvolvimento coincide com um contexto internacional que mudou significativamente na última década, tanto em termos geoeconômicos como geopolíticos, e que se encontra em transição para novas regras de comércio e investimento. No âmbito de seu quadragésimo período de sessões, a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresenta uma nova proposta que examina três transformações ind…
Latin America and the Caribbean is facing a number of development traps that pose significant obstacles to a more productive, inclusive and sustainable future. This development crisis coincides with an international context that has changed considerably in the last decade —both on the geo-economic and geopolitical fronts— and which is shifting towards a new set of rules for trade and investment.
For its fortieth session, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is putting forward a new proposal analysing three transformations that are vital for moving towards a new …
América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta diversas trampas de desarrollo que constituyen enormes obstáculos para construir un futuro más productivo, inclusivo y sostenible. Esta crisis del desarrollo coincide con un contexto internacional que cambió significativamente en la última década, tanto en términos geoeconómicos como geopolíticos, y que se encuentra en transición hacia nuevas reglas para el comercio y la inversión. En el marco de su cuadragésimo período de sesiones, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presenta una nueva propuesta en la que se examinan tres transform…
América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta diversas trampas de desarrollo que constituyen enormes obstáculos para construir un futuro más productivo, inclusivo y sostenible. Esta crisis del desarrollo coincide con un contexto internacional que cambió significativamente en la última década, tanto en términos geoeconómicos como geopolíticos, y que se encuentra en transición hacia nuevas reglas para el comercio y la inversión. En el marco de su cuadragésimo período de sesiones, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presenta una nueva propuesta en la que se examinan tres transform…
Latin America and the Caribbean is facing a number of development traps that pose significant obstacles to a more productive, inclusive and sustainable future. This development crisis coincides with an international context that has changed considerably in the last decade —both on the geo-economic and geopolitical fronts— and which is shifting towards a new set of rules for trade and investment. For its fortieth session, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is putting forward a new proposal analysing three transformations that are vital for moving towards a new d…
América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta diversas trampas de desarrollo que constituyen enormes obstáculos para construir un futuro más productivo, inclusivo y sostenible. Esta crisis del desarrollo coincide con un contexto internacional que cambió significativamente en la última década, tanto en términos geoeconómicos como geopolíticos, y que se encuentra en transición hacia nuevas reglas para el comercio y la inversión. En el marco de su cuadragésimo período de sesiones, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presenta una nueva propuesta en la que se examinan tres transform…
El presente documento tiene como objetivo fomentar la formulación de políticas públicas de electromovilidad en el transporte público de Costa Rica con una mirada de articulación de distintos actores, incluidos el Poder Legislativo, los sectores técnicos y el sector privado. Se busca así promover la realización de debates que permitan incorporar puntos de vista más amplios y diversificados sobre el tema, y a la vez facilitar la toma de decisiones sobre la base de estudios comparativos que contribuyan a lograr esa transición. En los capítulos del documento se aplican distintas metodologías de an…
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, unveiled today in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), being held in the city of Dubai (United Arab Emirates), a new report by the organization that stresses the climate financing needs for Latin America and the Caribbean in its fight against global warming.
The document entitled The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Financing needs and policy tools for the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies pr…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, dio a conocer hoy en el marco de la 28ª Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28) que se realiza en la ciudad de Dubái (Emiratos Árabes Unidos), un nuevo informe del organismo que destaca las necesidades de financiamiento climático para América Latina y el Caribe en su lucha contra el calentamiento global.
El documento titulado “Economía del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe 2023: Necesidades de financiamiento y herramientas de política para la transi…
O Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, apresentou na 28ª Conferência das Partes na Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre a Mudança do Clima (COP28) na cidade de Dubai (Emirados Árabes Unidos) um novo relatório que destaca as necessidades de financiamento climático para a América Latina e o Caribe no combate ao aquecimento global.
O documento, intitulado “Economia da mudança climática na América Latina e no Caribe 2023: Necessidades de financiamento e ferramentas de política para a transição rumo a economias de baixo carbono e resilientes ao clima” (The Economics of …
United States trade in goods fell by 3.9% year-on-year in the first six months of 2023, ending a recovery that started in 2021. This was a result of goods exports declining by almost 1% and goods imports by 6.3%. In contrast, in 2022, United States services trade reached a record high, with US$ 697 billion in imports and US$ 929 billion in exports. United States-Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments provides an overview of selected developments in trade relations between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean. In light of the global focus on the climate crisis and t…
United States trade in goods sustained the recovery that began in 2021. In the first six months of 2022, goods exports increased by 21% compared to the prior-year period, while goods imports rose by 22%. Trade in services has not fully recovered, as major service industries such as travel and transport are still experiencing the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
United States-Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2022 provides an overview of selected developments in trade relations between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean. In light of the global focu…
In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism.
This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…
En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan.
Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
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