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Seventh meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable
Seventh meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable - The Caribbean: Recovery and Repositioning in the context of COVID-19 and beyond The Caribbean Development Roundtable will bring together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as other development partners. All are invited to contribute to the discussions. (Meeting documents can be found below)
Sixth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable
This year the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) takes stock of the progress so far made in persuading the international community to extend the financial support needed by Member States.
Twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation…
Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countries.
Fourth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable
This year’s Roundtable will explore possible options for debt relief for heavily indebted countries in the subregion.
News
Faced with Financing for Development Challenges, Latin American and Caribbean Countries Need to Strengthen their Capacities to Mobilize Resources and Forge Renewed Cooperation Mechanisms
ECLAC’s delegation, led by Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, actively participated in numerous events at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place this week in Seville, Spain.
Fiscal Policy is a Key Tool for Driving the Structural Transformations Needed in Latin America and the Caribbean
At the XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, authorities from 13 countries and international experts addressed the importance of mobilizing financing to expand fiscal space in the region’s countries.
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in six charts
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in six charts: 2024 year-in-review and early 2025 developments In 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean's international bond issuances reached a three-year high.
Authorities Stress the Urgency of Moving Towards a Development Measurement that Goes Beyond GDP
An international seminar, organized with a special focus on the needs of Latin American and Caribbean countries, was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Chile.
