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Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, thereby leaving a legacy for future youth generations.
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Human Capital Formation in the Caribbean
Labour productivity has been on a declining trend in the Caribbean. An examination of this trend revealed a growing concern of skills mismatch in the labour market. At the same time, youth unemployment is high in many countries, with young women and girls twice as likely not to be in education, employment or training. These are troubling signs for human capital formation at a time when Caribbean economies are experiencing low growth, and the global economy is becoming increasingly knowledge based.
An Introduction To CGE Modeling focus upon trade and tax policy
An Introduction to CGE Modeling is designed to introduce fundamental concepts and practices of tax and trade policy assessment. The primary tool used is Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling. The workshop will be a brief introduction to the practice of economic impact analysis, and a presentation of how CGE models are used to provide evidence-based analysis for Caribbean countries. The presentations will explain standard economic theory behind general equilibrium and will provide examples of CGE applications for tax policy and international trade analysis.
Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Kitts and Nevis
ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, with priority given to women.
News
ECLAC Downwardly Revises Growth Projections for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025
Today the United Nations regional organization updated its GDP estimates for each of the region’s countries.
ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Projections for 2025
This Tuesday, April 29, the United Nations regional organization will provide new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for each of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
BNDES and ECLAC Partnership launches the first edition of the Maria da Conceição Tavares School of Government and Development
Capacity-building course in development will be delivered this year, with in-person sessions in Brazil and Chile, as well as online classes Program targets current or former employees of Latin American public institutions involved in development financing
Forum on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Example of Multilateralism in Action
Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, delegates agreed that the region must step up its efforts to move towards achieving the SDGs, through collaboration between multiple stakeholders and a focus on managing the transformations.
