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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.

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Banner evento XXXI Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal

Meetings and technical symposiums | 25-26 Mar 2019 , Santiago, Chile

XXXI Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal

El XXXI 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...

VIII Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Financiación Local

Meetings and technical symposiums | 30 Sep-2 Oct 2019 , Ciudad de México, Mexico

VIII JORNADAS IBEROAMERICANAS DE FINANCIACIÓN LOCAL

La VIII versión de las Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Financiación Local se realizan en la Ciudad de Mexico entre el 30 de septiembre al 2 octubre de 2019. ...

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  • Barcos de papel hechos con papel moneda de Brasil

    Financial Inclusion SMEs

    The concept of financial inclusion encompasses all public and private initiatives to bring financial services to those households and SMEs traditionally excluded from the formal financial sector, and furthermore, to improve and perfect the serviceability of the financial system for the players that are already part of the formal financial...

  • Estudiates Proyecto Educación

    Technical and vocational education

    This website aims to disseminate and communicate information about the activities undertaken to strengthen the link between technical and vocational education and training and employment, by putting it on the regional agenda of Latin America and the Caribbean and advocating for political dialogue to foster fiscal, social and labour compacts....

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  • The Inefficiency of Inequality

    ECLAC proposes strategic guidelines to increase the efficiency of Latin American and Caribbean economies, based on equality and sustainability and within the framework of the 2030 Agenda.

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    Balance Preliminar 2019

    Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Division of Economic Development
    desarrollo.economico@cepal.org

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