The entry into force of the Additional Protocol of the Framework Agreement of the Pacific Alliance in May 2016 marked an important step towards the regional integration efforts of its four members: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. In addition to promoting trade and investment linkages among its members, a core objective of the Pacific Alliance —and what distinguishes it from other regional integration efforts in Latin America— is to serve as a platform for economic and commercial integration between Latin America and Asia-Pacific. It is, therefore, of particular interest to evaluate current e…
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in 1998 the anthology Fifty years of ECLAC thought: selected texts, was published in Spanish and Portuguese, as a selection of the Commission’s classic works spanning the period from its inception through to the 1990s. Since then, that volume has become an obligatory reference in studies on Latin American development for readers who are familiar with either of those two languages; and it has been widely used in the region’s university courses, both in economics and in soc…
En la edición 2016 del Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se analiza, desde la perspectiva del comercio, el contexto internacional y regional. Desde esa perspectiva, se constata un fuerte aumento en los últimos años de los cuestionamientos a la globalización, sobre todo en los países desarrollados. En términos del comercio exterior de América Latina y el Caribe se observa un rezago de la región en cuanto a su inserción en la economía global, un estancamiento en su participación en las exportaciones mundiales de bienes y servicios y una reducción en su cuota en…
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski called on Latin American countries to build more egalitarian societies that will allow them to face the challenges of globalization, during a speech today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Peruvian leader said that social reform must be implemented with education and the elimination of racism as central elements and to confront the deep inequality affecting the region.
During his speech, the Peruvian president urged countries in the region to defend multilateralism rather t…
El Presidente de Perú, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, llamó hoy a los países de América Latina a la construcción de sociedades más igualitarias que permitan hacer frente a los desafíos de la globalización, durante una conferencia magistral en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago de Chile.
El mandatario peruano subrayó que se debe implementar una reforma social cuyos elementos centrales sean la educación y la eliminación del racismo, y que permita hacer frente a los profundos niveles de desigualdad que afectan a la región.
Durante su intervención, la máx…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called on countries in the region to enhance the common ground and opportunities that they have with India on matters of trade, foreign investment and cooperation.
“According to figures from the last few years, the economic ties between India and the region have increased each year; notably, there was 140% growth in trade between 2009 and 2014,” she explained during the inauguration of the seventh edition of the India-LAC Conclave, which is being held in the Mexican city of Gua…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL), a través de su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, hizo un llamado a los países de la región a exaltar las coincidencias y oportunidades que tienen con la India en comercio, inversión extranjera y cooperación.
“De acuerdo con datos de los últimos años, los vínculos económicos entre la India y la región han aumentado cada año; destaca un crecimiento del comercio de 140% entre 2009 y 2014”, explicó durante la inauguración de la séptima edición del Cónclave India-LAC que se realiza en la ciudad mexicana de Guadalajara.
La población combinada de…
The balance struck in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on intellectual property (patent and data exclusivity) protection for pharmaceutical products…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today its annual report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2016, which highlights the importance of a proactive response by the region to the tensions associated with globalization and to growing uncertainty in the global economic scenario.
The combination of a persistent recessionary bias and protectionism has given rise to an especially difficult situation for the region’s economies, which should rethink their pattern of global insertion, which for years has served as a structural limit on long-te…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentó hoy su informe anual Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2016, en el que resalta la importancia de una respuesta proactiva de la región a las tensiones de la globalización y la creciente incertidumbre en el escenario económico mundial.
La combinación de un persistente sesgo recesivo y el proteccionismo ha llevado a una coyuntura especialmente difícil para las economías de la región, que deberán rediscutir su patrón de inserción internacional, el que desde hace años se ha transformado en una …
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentou hoje seu relatório anual Panorama da Inserção Internacional da América Latina e Caribe 2016, em que ressalta a importância de uma resposta proativa da região às tensões da globalização e a crescente incerteza no cenário econômico mundial.
A combinação de uma persistente tendência recessiva e o protecionismo levaram a uma conjuntura especialmente difícil para as economias da região, que deverão rediscutir seu padrão de inserção internacional, o que há anos se transformou em uma restrição estrutural ao crescimento de longo …
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión de la visita de Xi Jinping, Presidente de la República Popular China
Santiago de Chile
22 de noviembre de 2016
CEPAL
Excelentísimo Xi Jinping, Presidente de la República Popular China,
Excelentísima Presidenta de Chile Michelle Bachelet, gracias por honrarnos con su presencia,
Distinguido Invitados,
Huán Yíng Lái Dao CEPAL (Bienvenido a CEPAL)
Excelentísimo Presidente, bienvenido a esta casa de Naciones Unidas en América Latina y el Caribe.
Nos sentimos profundamente h…
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed the comprehensive strategic partnership between his country and Latin America and the Caribbean to foster their people’s development in the current global circumstances, making these remarks during his visit to ECLAC in Santiago, Chile.
At the headquarters of this United Nations regional commission, the Asian country’s most senior authority inaugurated today the Summit of Leaders from the Media, which was attended by more than 100 high-level representatives of the press from 24 countries in Latin America and China. The eve…
El Presidente de la República Popular China, Xi Jinping, reafirmó la asociación estratégica integral de su país con América Latina y el Caribe para fomentar el desarrollo de sus pueblos en las actuales circunstancias mundiales, durante su visita a la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
La máxima autoridad del país asiático inauguró hoy en la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas la Cumbre de Líderes de Medios de Comunicación, encuentro al que asisten más de 100 representantes de alto nivel de medios de prensa de 24 países de América Latina y China, actividad que se desarrollará hasta el …
Economic uncertainty and the slow growth of global demand in the last few years continue to negatively affect the foreign trade performance of Latin America and the Caribbean. This dynamic as well as the economic and social impacts of globalization are analyzed in the report that ECLAC will release next week in Santiago, Chile.
The United Nations regional commission will launch on Wednesday, November 23 its annual report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2016, in which it analyzes in detail the behavior of the region’s exports and imports in recent months and offers estimate…
Naciones Unidas