Regional integration and cooperation

Regional integration has always been an integral part of ECLAC’s work, and together with its partners and clients, ECLAC helps to promote intra-regional integration in Latin America and Caribbean via definite actions and policy recommendations. Within such a diverse region, it is crucial to have effective and efficient integration policies to overcome various obstacles that may hamper the region’s full potential. Synchronous and harmonious integration policies among countries in the region will help to promote the flow of goods and services that will subsequently foster economic growth and reduce inequality to name a few.

News

6 May 2026 | Press Release
Three people holding ECLAC's document Fiscal Panorama 2026

Fiscal Policy is More Important than Ever for Addressing External Shocks and Promoting Higher, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

ECLAC’s 38th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy brought together authorities from 11 countries to discuss strategies for stabilization and sustainable ...

4 May 2026 | Press Release
Foto grupal de la reunión PTLAC

Countries that Participate in the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean (PTLAC) Held their Third Ministerial Counci...

The meeting of the Platform’s Council of Finance and Economy Ministers took place at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile...

16 Apr 2026 | Press Release
Panoramic view of the Raúl Prebisch Room.

Latin America and the Caribbean Continues to Back Regional Cooperation for Achieving the 2030 Agenda: The Sustainable Development Forum Concluded at E...

Four years before that global agenda’s deadline, representatives of the region’s countries agreed that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimens...

14 Apr 2026 | Press Release
Photo of the meeting.

At the Current Pace, Latin America and the Caribbean Will Only Achieve 19% of the 2030 Agenda Targets; Multilateralism, Regional Cooperation and Inter...

ECLAC is hosting the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, convened by countries ...

Video

2 Nov 2023 | Video

Launch of the report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

(English translation) Press conference to launch of the ECLAC annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, h...

Contact

División Comercio internacional e integración

comercio@cepal.org