1 Mayo 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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The versatility of electricity, which can be transformed into heat, light or mechanical movement, makes it a very valuable form of energy. It can be used to light a home, cook food or move machinery in productive processes. Access to electricity is thus crucial for human and economic development. In the 1980s and 1990s, Latin America and the Caribbean substantially reformed the electricity sector. During this process, most of the countries in the region privatized all or part of the sector, which historically had been in the hands of the state. Thus, private companies largely took charge of el…
4 Abr 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a high-level thematic debate on "Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets," under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.
The event was part of a UNGA resolution on excessive price volatility adopted on 14 February 2012, which called for policies to address long-term structural issues of the commodity economy and integrate commodity policies into wider development and poverty eradication strategies at all levels.
The resolution underscored the financial regula…
The swift expansion of developing Asia is probably the most significant structural change in the world economy of the twenty-first century. Latin America, and in particular South America, have strongly benefited from developing Asia’s surge. China has become one of the region’s main trade partners. Despite their benefits, strengthened trans-Pacific economic relations have also become a cause for concern in Latin America, due to major imbalances of different kinds.
The purpose of this book is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to document the growing investment and trade relations between Latin …
The ICMS represents the most important source of revenue for the Brazilian states and one of the most important taxes in Brazil. Unlike other VATs in the world, the ICMS is not collected by the central government. The ICMS is collected by the states (the intermediate level of government), which are able to fix the internal rates; a situation that reflects the fiscal autonomy of the different levels of government in Brazil. Similarly, the direct and unconditional transfers of 25% of the ICMS collection to the municipalities (the local level) show the high degree of autonomy at the sub–national …
1 Mayo 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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Statistical organizations of the Caribbean countries continue to face serious challenges posed by the increased demand for more relevant, accurate and timely statistical data. Tangible progress has been made in delivering key products in the area of economic statistics. The central banks of the subregion have assisted greatly in this respect. However, even in this branch of statistics there are still several glaring gaps. The situation is even worse in other areas of statistics including social and environmental statistics. Even though all countries of the subregion have committed to the Mille…
1 Mar 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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The unavailability of data to inform policy planning and formulation has been repeatedly cited as the main challenge to economic and social progress in the Caribbean. Furthermore, even in instances when data is produced, broader gaps exist between its production and eventual use for evidence-based policy formulation. Owing to those challenges, this report explores the use of databases of social and gender statistics in the development of policies and programmes in the Caribbean subregion. The report offers a general appraisal of databases against two main considerations: (i) maximizing the use…
The Kyoto Protocol provides a framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations. These reduction targets will have economic impacts that will affect not only those industrialized countries but also other developing countries around the world. In this context, the following document analyzes the economic implications of the reduction of carbon emissions from industrialized countries (Annex I countries under the Kyoto Protocol) and the participation of developing countries, including those in Latin America, under different carbon trading scenarios. The document …
The study aims at unveiling the potential of smart grids technology deployment in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Regions. Founding on a general discussion of the smart grids functionalities and on the description of the progressive evolution of an electricity system from the present state towards the full deployment of smart grids concept, the study puts the concept into the LAC context through the preliminary analysis of the present situation in six representative countries. Challenges and opportunities for the evolution of the local systems towards smart grids are pointed out, mot…
1 Feb 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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When studying tax issues in Latin America, along with any regional perspective, individual country differences must be taken into account. Despite this regional diversity, the tax systems of the vast majority of Latin America's countries share certain key characteristics: the composition of their tax structures; the technical, economic, political and administrative constraints they face; current trends in tax policy and administration; and a high estimated level of tax evasion.
Today's globalized world calls for the need to align tax policies and administrations with those used in ot…
20 Oct 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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Organizado por CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) en colaboración con la DFD de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas) y la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB). VIII Seminario sobre la Agenda de Desarrollo Iberoamericana (ADI).…
5 Nov 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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La Comisión participó en la Mesa de diálogo I sobre Desafíos para la Gestión Pública: desafíos ambientales para los procesos de planificación y gestión pública de las estrategias de desarrollo sostenible, en el Foro de Diálogo Político, organizado por la Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Nación de Argentina.…
There is much advocacy in the Caribbean regarding the need for evidence-based policy making, that is – policy making that is based on timely and reliable data regarding a particular economic and/or social problem, to promote good governance and facilitate enhanced policy and programme outcomes. However, the reality remains an elusive one for many Caribbean policy makers, who implement policies based on ideas, as well as ad hoc or outdated data.
Outside of the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America are countries where polic…
27 Jun 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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La CEPAL, en el marco del componente socioeconómico del programa EUROCLIMA, seleccionó algunos estudios entre los diversos trabajos que se presentaron como respuesta al primer y segundo Call For Paper que se publicó en 2012 y 2013 respectivamente.…
This study analyzes the patterns of development in the Caribbean and gives particular focus to the challenges to and opportunities for sustainable development. The study is divided into two parts. The first part of the study examines trajectories for development in the Caribbean, while the second addresses the relationship between competition and integration.1
The significant development gains attained since independence have been threatened in the last decade. Slowing productivity growth, rising debt, increasing crime and social dislocation in recent years have adversely affected growth in pe…
1 Ene 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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The book includes four chapters related to studies on African and Latin American migration, at different and similar scales regarding some countries of Europe. The documents were presented by their authors at the workshop Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: Maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impacts , jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The stu…
1 Ago 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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(30 de julio, 2012) El Presidente del Centro de Gestión y Estudios Estratégicos de Brasil (CGEE), Mariano Laplane, visitó el lunes 30 de julio la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, donde se reunió con la Secretaria Ejecutiva de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, y el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto, Antonio Prado. Los representantes de ambas instituciones firmaron un nuevo acuerdo de cooperación.
El CGEE es una organización de la sociedad civil brasileña que promueve el desarrollo científico y tecnológico. Acompañó a Laplane el director del CGEE,…
29 Feb 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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(13 de enero, 2012) La violencia y la desigualdad son causa y consecuencia de la pobreza, la inseguridad y el subdesarrollo, a la vez que limitan la democracia, la libertad y reducen la calidad de vida de los habitantes de América Latina y el Caribe. Así lo señalaron hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, y María Otero, Subsecretaria de Estado de Estados Unidos para la Seguridad Civil, la Democracia y los Derechos Humanos.
La Subsecretaria Otero visitó la sede de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, en donde dictó una conferencia magistral titula…
1 Ago 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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(30 de julho de 2012) O Presidente do Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos do Brasil (CGEE), Mariano Laplane, visitou na segunda-feira, 30 de julho a sede da CEPAL em Santiago, Chile, onde se reuniu com a Secretária-Executiva desta Comissão Regional das Nações Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, e com o Secretário-Executivo Adjunto, Antonio Prado. Os representantes de ambas as instituições assinaram um novo acordo de cooperação.
O CGEE é uma organização da sociedade civil brasileira que promove o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico. Acompanhou Mariano Laplane o diretor do CGEE, Gerson Gomes…
25 Mayo 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:01
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(17 May 2012) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena concluded her official visit to the Republic of Korea on Wednesday, during which she met with authorities of this Asian country and participated in the 2012 High-Level Forum on Korea-Latin American and Caribbean Partnership.
The United Nations high-level official held a meeting with Keun Ho Jang, Director-General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, as well as with other authorities, with whom she reaffirme…
26 Jun 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 12:07
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(21 June 2012) The Premier of China, Wen Jiabao, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday 26 June to deliver a lecture.
At 2.30 p.m., Wen Jiabao will speak on Chinese-Latin American relations. He will first be received by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, who will welcome him on behalf of this United Nations regional commission.
China's Ambassador in Chile, Yang Wanming, and other representatives from the accredited diplomatic corps, local authorities, officials and experts from interna…