Financial and monetary sector

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:

15 - 18 April 2024 | Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

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.

4 August 2014, 06:00 - 07:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

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:

13 August 2024 | Press Release

Poor Investment Performance, Low Labor Productivity and Limited Fiscal Space Keep Latin America and the Caribbean in a Trap of Low Economic Growth

A new annual report by ECLAC indicates that the region’s economies will expand by 1.8% in 2024 and 2.3% in 2025.

8 May 2024 | Press Release

Major Transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models Require Expanding Fiscal Space to Give Sustainability to Public Finances

The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, having brought together authorities from 13 countries’ Finance Ministries, experts and prominent scholars at a global level.

7 May 2024 | Press Release

Surge in Oil and Gas Revenue Drove Up Tax Receipts in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022

OECD, ECLAC, the IDB and CIAT launched a new edition of their joint publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, in the framework of the 36th Regional Fiscal Seminar being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

6 May 2024 | Press Release

Countries that Make Up the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Issue Joint Statement in Support of Brazil’s G20 Presidency

A meeting of PTLAC’s Council of Treasury, Economy and Finance Ministers took place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.