Investors expect a strong finish for emerging markets this year, as market environment remains supportive of credit products, especially those with strong fundamentals and interesting yields, which is the case for emerging markets. Since the start of the year there were two sets of forces driving emerging markets debt: global liquidity and fundamental credit improvements. To a large degree, improving credit quality has itself been the result of ample global liquidity and the low interest-rate environment. Against this backdrop, spreads reached record low levels and issuance was boosted. The we…
During the second quarter, the prospect of an unexpected U.S. interest rate increase weakened investors' appetite for risk, and capital flows to Latin America faded in response. Latin American spreads increased by 71 basis points during the quarter, up to 607 bps at the end of June, from 536 bps at the end of March. Quarterly issuance in Latin America also suffered, dropping to US$4.7 billion, a level not seen since the last quarter of 2002. As a result, Latin America moved behind Eastern Europe, which issued US$6.3 billion or 39% of total emerging market issuance, compared to 29% for L…
In the third quarter of 2004, the positive interaction of external and domestic factors in the Latin American region created a favorable environment for capital inflows. Among the external factors, an unprecedented amount of global liquidity, combined with an environment of low risk-free rates and a search for yield, was one of the main driving forces in the third quarter. Liquidity and low rates benefited not only emerging market debt, but all risky assets, which have become highly correlated among themselves. However, in the case of emerging markets, and Latin American markets in particular,…
Este estudio se enmarca en el proyecto Políticas laborales con enfoque de género , que ejecuta la Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo de la CEPAL con apoyo de la Sociedad Alemana de Cooperación Técnica (GTZ);. El proyecto se focaliza en el mercado de trabajo por cuanto se considera que en este ámbito se visualiza con nitidez la discriminación de género que experimentan las mujeres en nuestra sociedad y porque es un espacio donde se vinculan los aspectos sociales y económicos del desarrollo de los países.
En el proyecto se pretende fomentar la implementación de medidas a favor de la equidad…
In the first quarter of 2004, bond flows remained strong as issuers rushed to take advantage of low borrowing costs. Emerging market issuance stood at US$24.4 billion, a 15% increase from the US$20.7 billion issued in the first quarter of 2003 and the highest quarterly supply in the last three years. Almost half of this years expected sovereign issuance materialized in the first three months. By region, Latin America had the most issuance this quarter with US$11.6 billion (47.3% of all emerging market debt issuance). However, in the near future, a tightening of liquidity by major industrial…
Este estudio se enmarca en el proyecto Políticas laborales con enfoque de género , que ejecuta La Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo de la CEPAL con apoyo de la Agencia Alemana de Cooperación (GTZ);. El proyecto pretende fomentar la implementación de medidas a favor de la equidad de género en las políticas laborales, tanto a nivel nacional como local, a la vez que fortalecer la capacidad de diálogo, negociación y concertación, en estas materias, con las Oficinas de la Mujer y los Ministerios Sectoriales, así como de otros actores institucionales gubernamentales y de la sociedad civil.
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In the fourth quarter of 2003, net capital flows to emerging markets accelerated sharply to reach a 3-year high of US$187 billion, a 50% increase from the US$124 billion reached in 2002. This increase is the result of the combination of abundant global liquidity, strong economic growth, and the improving credit quality of borrowers in both mature and emerging markets. Emerging markets were favored by moderate volatility, low risk-free interest rates and rising commodity prices. In addition, a weak US dollar, solid cash flows and search for yield supported the rally to Latin American countries.…
En este volumen estadístico se ha compilado la información básica sobre el sector agropecuario para América Central, Cuba, Haití, México y República Dominicana entre 1990 y 2002. La principal fuente para la preparación de las series, que abarcan el período 1990-2002, fueron las estadísticas y los estudios oficiales de los países. En algunos casos se complementaron estos datos con información proveniente de diversos documentos de la propia CEPAL, de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), del Centro Latinoamericano de Demografía (CELADE), del Fond…
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