United Nations
Economic development
ECLAC, in the area of economic development, aims to promote equitable long-term economic growth and the effective generation and allocation of financial resources to support development and equality in the Latin American and Caribbean countries. ECLAC pursues this goal through a threefold strategy: the systematic monitoring of macroeconomic policies and reforms; the evaluation of their impact in terms of sustainability, efficiency and equity; and substantive support for the formulation and implementation of these policies by governments.
Activities
FFD4 Side event - Measuring development and its implications for…
Building upon the experience of recently graduated Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean, this side event contributes to the global debate on measuring development and its impact on international cooperation, promoting a more inclusive and sustainable vision that better reflects the needs of developing countries. The objective of the event is to analyze the challenges posed by traditional metrics, as well as to explore possible alternatives for a more adequate measurement of development.
WIDER Development Conference, 9-11 June 2025, in Helsinki, Finland
Safeguarding tomorrow – innovative approaches to growth and equityThis flagship event coincides with the 40th anniversary of UNU-WIDER and convenes leading thinkers and policymakers from across the globe to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time: fostering sustainable development, reinforcing and financing social protection mechanisms, and reducing inequalities.
XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
The XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy is organized by the Executive Secretary of theEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) through the EconomicDevelopment Division. It is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International DevelopmentCooperation (AECID) and supported by the IDB Group, the Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD), the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Lanzamiento informe "Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe…
El martes 13 de agosto la CEPAL dio a conocer su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe, 2024: trampa de bajo crecimiento, cambio climático y dinámica del empleo, uno de los principales informes económicos anuales de la institución, en donde realiza un balance de las economías de la región en los últimos meses y actualiza sus estimaciones de crecimiento para cada uno de los países.
News
XXXVI SEMINARIO REGIONAL DE POLÍTICA FISCAL
El XXXVI Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal es organizado por la Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), a través de la División de Desarrollo Económico. Cuenta con el auspicio de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y con el apoyo del Grupo BID, la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), el Banco Mundial y el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI).
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.
The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will Bring Together Leaders and Experts to Analyse Fiscal Policy Challenges in the Region
The traditional yearly meeting will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile from 6 to 8 May with the participation of authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Authorities from 16 Countries Approve the Creation of the Regional Tax Cooperation Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean
Treasury, Economy and Finance ministers and high-level officials gathered in Colombia at the First Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order signed a joint declaration in which they support this new forum for dialogue and exchange, for which ECLAC will act as technical secretariat.
