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9 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 14:00 | Monitoring committee

Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.

8 Dec 2025, 08:00 - 17:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation.

26 - 30 May 2025, 09:00 - 12:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Antigua and Barbuda

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, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.

19 - 23 May 2025, 09:01 - 12:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Grenada

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, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.

News

29 Jan 2026 | News

The Geopolitical Scenario and Economic Stagnation Turn Productive Development into a Strategic Priority for Latin America and the Caribbean

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the presentation of the LEO 2025 report, held in the framework of the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2026.

28 Jan 2026 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Diversification Strategies amid a Global Shift in the Rules of Trade

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, spoke at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2026, organized by CAF and the government of Panama.

16 Dec 2025 | Press Release

ECLAC Indicates that the Region Has Registered Four Straight Years of Low Growth and Will Face Less Dynamic Private Consumption and External Demand in 2026

The United Nations regional commission presented its “Preliminary Overview of Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025,” in which it forecasts an average regional expansion of 2.4% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026.

11 Dec 2025 | Press Release

It is in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Best Interest to Strengthen Economic and Cooperative Relations with India to Boost Growth and Enhance Development

In an international seminar organized by ECLAC, experts exchanged their analytical perspectives and held a strategic dialogue to advance toward a shared roadmap.