Financing and external debt

Financing and external debt

Activities:

12 - 13 October 2022 | Meetings and technical symposiums

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)

10 September 2020, 06:00 - 09:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

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.

10 September 2020, 10:00 - 13:30 | Commitees

Twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

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.

21 April 2016, 06:00 - 15:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

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:

27 January 2025 | Press Release

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.

26 December 2024 | Briefing note

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in five charts: first ten months of 2024

Latin America and the Caribbean's international bond issuances continue to rebound from the 2022 low levels.

9 December 2024 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Need Better Fiscal Policies to Finance their Development

The OECD, ECLAC, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Commission launched their joint report "Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2024."

11 October 2024 | Press Release

Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean Endorse ECLAC’s Recommendations for Achieving the Transformations that the Region Needs

At the end of the United Nations regional organization’s Fortieth Session, representatives of the Commission’s Member States and associate members recognized the importance of taking action to overcome the development traps affecting the region.