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Thirty-seventh session of ECLAC
El período de sesiones es la reunión bienal más importante de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Ofrece un foro que permite analizar temas relevantes para el desarrollo de los países de la región y examinar la marcha de las actividades de la Comisión.
Thirty-fourth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
The thirty-fourth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in San Salvador from 27 to 31 August 2012. By resolution 656(XXXIII), adopted at the thirty-third session of ECLAC (Brasilia, 30 May-1 June 2010), member States agreed that El Salvador would be the host country of the meeting. The session is the most important event of each biennium for ECLAC. It provides a forum for the consideration of issues of importance for the development of the countries of the region and an opportunity to review the activities of the Commission.
News
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.
Latin American and Caribbean Economies Continue with Low Growth and Will Expand 2.2% in 2024 and 2.4% in 2025: ECLAC
In its last economic report of the year, the United Nations regional commission proposes a series of policies for the region to be able to escape the trap of low growth capacity in which it is caught.
United States economic outlook: first half of 2024 in five charts
The U.S. economy expanded at a robust 3.0% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2024, more than double the 1.4% increase in the first quarter and well above the economy’s long-term growth potential.
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.
