1 Feb 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:04
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Publicación
This study builds on the Corporate governance and development of capital markets in Latin America report published by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which looked at the regulatory framework related to the principles of corporate governance in the region and assessed its contribution to the development of capital markets. This book complements the previous study and is the result of a joint effort by CAF, the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) and ECLAC to identify the key elements of corporate governance …
29 Jul 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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Nota informativa
This document synthesizes the most pertinent findings of a survey of over 41 container terminals around the world of which 30 are located in Latin America and the Caribbean and represent 1/3 of the regional annual container throughput in 2014.
The results are part of a global study on energy consumption in terminals and ports of all kinds. Follow ‐ up publications including a larger set of countries as well as with specifications for bulk cargo, liquids and gas are under way. Furthermore, sub ‐ regional and national seminars are envisaged over the course of the year to present the study’s resu…
23 Ene 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:02
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Comunicado de prensa
(23 de enero, 2015) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participó en la Reunión Anual 2015 del Foro Económico Mundial (WEF, según sus siglas en inglés) realizada en Davos, Suiza, en donde moderó una sesión de alto nivel sobre el contexto económico de América Latina y sostuvo un encuentro con autoridades y empresarios mineros de todo el mundo, entre otras actividades.
Al presidir la sesión sobre el contexto de América Latina, Bárcena resaltó que tras varios años de bonanza, los países de la región se encuentran hoy en una enc…
8 Mayo 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:06
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Comunicado de prensa
(8 de mayo, 2015) La igualdad debe ser el motor del crecimiento económico y el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, planteó Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la décima reunión sobre América Latina del Foro Económico Mundial (WEF, según sus siglas en inglés), que finaliza hoy en Cancún, México.
La máxima representante de la CEPAL fue una de las expositoras en el panel From Poverty to Prosperity (De la pobreza a la prosperidad) realizado el jueves durante el evento que reúne a más de 750 líderes de gobierno, …
The objectives of this report are twofold: The first is to provide an integrated overview of the governance of strategic minerals in the Latin American and Caribbean region, focused on sharing the economic-resource rent. The second objective is to provide a context for the policy proposal of the Chilean National Lithium Commission (NLC. The collected data, and information, on the various fiscal regimes can be used as a reference for further research.
The objectives in this report are met by analyzing distinct aspects of strategic mineral governance, in three different parts. The lithium-indust…
1 Sep 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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Nota informativa
Good day and welcome to Green Aruba VI!
Over the past six years Green Aruba conference has evolved into an excellent platform for the exchange of information and knowledge of sustainable and best practices for the desired transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, more environmentally friendly energy sources and resources.
Besides showcasing Aruba´s progress and challenges in regard to the accelerated penetration of renewables in the total energy mix, we would also like to exhibit the experiences and knowledge of other institutions and island nations in this field.
Sharing the achievements on th…
1 Ene 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:03
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Publicación
It has been established for a long time that there is significant dispersion in prices charged for seemingly homogeneous goods. This may happen in competitive markets because the world is not frictionless, and certainly in other markets where price discrimination is carried out by firms with oligopolistic power. This paper is the first survey of the economic literature on price dispersion that addresses the following three key issues: i) its characteristics as a result of optimizing search behavior; ii) its relevance as a reflection of price discrimination and its consequences for social welfa…
20 Feb 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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Noticias
The latest Maritime & Logistics Bulletin from the Infrastructure and Services Unit delivers preliminary data for 2014 on the evolution of world container trade and port throughput in the region.
According to preliminary data from a sample of 70% of total port movements in the region, Latin America and the Caribbean experienced a 3% growth in container movements during 2014 in comparison with the previous year. In 2013, the increase was 3.6% for the same sample, which points to a further decrease in the regional dynamism, already on a steady decline since 2010.…
El Ministro Secretario de la Presidencia para Políticas Nacionales de Nicaragua, Paul Oquist Kelley, visitará el viernes 24 de abril la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, para ofrecer una conferencia magistral sobre el proyecto del canal interoceánico que se construye en la nación centroamericana.
La conferencia titulada “El Gran Canal de Nicaragua y el futuro desarrollo del país” se dictará a las 10:30 horas. El Ministro Oquist será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, quien le dará la bienvenida en nombre …
Policy makers and children in Costa Rica will soon be better prepared to prevent and deal with disasters, as ECLAC Caribbean brings its disaster assessment package to the country.
Officials from ECLAC Caribbean will visit Costa Rica from 3-5 August, at the invitation of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) to deliver training, this time not to emergency responders but instead to government policy makers, with emphasis on disaster assessment, pre-disaster preparation, prevention and incorporation of risk reduction policies.
The training will benefit the new environme…
10 Dic 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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Nota informativa
El Foro Iberoamericano de Regulación (FIAR) es un espacio de intercambio de experiencias, mejores prácticas y análisis de los aspectos claves en temas regulatorios. El objetivo del VIII FIAR "Regulación para la Sostenibilidad de los Recursos Hídricos" (Lima, Perú, 9 al 10 de diciembre de 2015) era presentar una propuesta de visión de crecimiento sostenible, vinculada a la gestión integral de los recursos hídricos para beneficio de la sociedad e impulsar la integración y colaboración de los países miembros de la Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de las Américas (ADER…