Financial and monetary sector
The Division’s work covers exchange-rate, financial and monetary policy issues, as well as other macroeconomic areas, in particular their applicability and consequences in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Activities
Seventh Meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024
The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be held in Santiago, from 15 to 18 April 2024.
Launch of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014
On Monday 4 August, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014, in which it will update its growth estimates for the region's countries this year. The annual report, which is one of the flagship documents of this United Nations regional commission, will be launched at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, at a press conference scheduled for 11.00 a.m. The Economic Survey 2014 analyses the economic performance of Latin America and the Caribbean during the first half of the year, and provides forecasts for the next few months. The report also examines challenges for the region's economic and social sustainability and its public policies, in the light of the current external environment.
News
ECLAC Updates Growth Projections for Latin America and the Caribbean: An Expansion of 2.4% is Expected in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026
The region continues to be mired in a trap of low capacity for growth, with average rates of around 2%, with scant investment, low productivity, sluggish labor markets and high inequality levels.
For Climate Finance, Caribbean Countries Must Link Climate Finance with Sustainable Development
Caribbean countries must be able to make the connection between climate finance and sustainable development to receive much-needed funding for climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation. That is the view of ECLAC Caribbean consultant Cathal Healy-Singh, on how Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) can tackle what has emerged as one of their main development challenges.
ECLAC Supports Aruba with Roadmap to Develop Financial Tech and Artificial Intelligence
ECLAC Caribbean has completed and handed over to the government of Aruba, a strategic roadmap with actionable recommendations for the development of the fintech (financial technology), artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.
Latin America and the Caribbean Endures a Prolonged Period of Low Growth: It Will Grow 2.2% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026
Today ECLAC presented a new edition of its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, in which it stresses the region’s urgent need to mobilize more resources to overcome the development traps that characterize it.