Industrial development
The manufacturing industry remains at the centre of technological innovation, international trade growth and economic expansion. The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face significant challenges to further industrial development, particularly because of the weak implementation of structural change policies that could boost modern and high productivity sectors.
Activities
Reclaiming Industrial Policy for Latin American Development
This particular webinar seeks to find answers if industrial policies are central to achieving a high level of socio-economic development and requires ...
Industrial Ecology and Green Transformation
The goal of the meeting is to improve discussions about how the transformation of physical resources in modern society can contribute to address oppor...
News
At ECLAC, Authorities and Specialists Analyze How to Harness Intellectual Property to Foster Productive Transformation in Latin America and the Caribb...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the European Patent Office and the Inter-American Development Bank kicked off a h...
Multiple Actors Discussed the Fulfillment Status of the SDGs on Water, Energy and Industry at Sustainable Development Forum 2026
On the third day of the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC, April 13-16)...
The OECD, European Commission, CAF and ECLAC Advocate for a New Vision for Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a document that will be presented on Monday, November 10 at the Business Forum of the CELAC-EU Summit in Santa Marta, Colombia, the entities pose t...
ECLAC, UNCTAD and Mexico’s Ministry of Economy Call for a Common Regional Agenda for Sustainable and Inclusive Productive Development
Confronted with the challenges of low growth capacity and high inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, efforts are being made to transform prod...