30 Oct 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:02
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The CELAC region could benefit from an increase in mutual cooperation with Korea on multiple development pillars, including innovation and SMEs’ internationalization. These two themes figure among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period of 2016 to 2030 and are key topics on the development agendas of CELAC countries and Korea. The first theme, science, technology and innovation (STI), is at the heart of structural transformation and encourages the emergence of new sectors, production networks and businesses. The second theme, SME internationalization strategies, …
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…
Innovation and internationalization in services are key drivers of structural transformation, productivity growth and overall economic performance in Latin America. The services sector accounts for two thirds of the region’s GDP and provides over 60% of its employment. These shares are higher than in other developing regions, but still lower than in countries with higher levels of per capita income.
The spread of information and communication technologies in Latin America over the past three decades has vastly enhanced both the tradability of services and the sector’s propensity to innovate. L…
1 Jun 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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U.S. economic growth disappointed in the first quarter of 2016, as global conditions continued to have an adverse impact. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s third estimate, the GDP grew at a 1.1% annualized pace in the first quarter, up from a previous estimate of 0.8%, and down from 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Growth was under 1.5% for the last two quarters, the worst six-month performance in nearly three years.…
30 Oct 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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The U.S. second-quarter GDP growth was revised up to a 1.4% inflation-adjusted annual rate in the third and final estimate released by the Department of Commerce on September 29, following the first quarter’s 0.8% pace. Despite the upward revision, the growth rate for the first half of the year is just above 1%.…
América Latina y el Caribe tiene grandes oportunidades para mejorar sus relaciones económicas y su cooperación con China, país que ya es el segundo socio comercial de la región, según un nuevo documento de la CEPAL presentado con motivo de la visita del Presidente Xi Jinping a la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, realizada el pasado 22 de noviembre de 2016.
El informe Relaciones económicas entre América Latina y el Caribe y China: oportunidades y desafíos fue presentado por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, en el marco de la Cumb…
A América Latina e o Caribe têm grandes oportunidades para fortalecer suas relações econômicas e sua cooperação com a China, país que já é o segundo sócio comercial da região, segundo um recente documento da CEPAL apresentado por motivo da visita do Presidente Xi Jinping à sede desta comissão regional das Nações Unidas em Santiago, Chile, realizada em 22 de novembro de 2016.
O informe Relaciones económicas entre América Latina y el Caribe y China: oportunidades y desafíos foi apresentado pela Secretária Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, no âmbito da Cúpula de Líderes de Meios de Comunicação,…
Latin America and the Caribbean have great potential for improving their economic and cooperative ties with China, a country that has already become the region’s second-largest trading partner, according to a new ECLAC document presented during the visit made by President Xi Jinping to the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Commission in Santiago, Chile, on 22 November 2016.
The report Economic Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and China: Opportunities and Challenges (in Spanish) was presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, at the Summit of Media …
1 Nov 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:00
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El presente documento ha sido preparado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión de la visita a su sede del Presidente de China, Xi Jinping, el 22 de noviembre de 2016.
En él se abordan, desde la mirada regional, los principales desafíos que enfrenta China en el marco del proceso de reformas de su modelo de desarrollo, se presenta un panorama actualizado de las relaciones comerciales y de inversión entre China y América Latina y el Caribe, y, finalmente, se abordan las perspectivas y desafíos de la cooperación entre América Latina y el Caribe y China en lo…
22 Nov 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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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…
7 Jul 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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Comunicado de prensa
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, llamó a aprovechar las oportunidades y ventajas que ofrece la región a los inversores extranjeros y lanzó una iniciativa de cooperación con empresarios alemanes para generar una plataforma exportadora de América Latina, durante encuentros sostenidos en Berlín.
En una visita de dos días a la capital alemana, Bárcena se reunió con empresarios alemanes con intereses en América Latina durante la conmemoración de los 100 años de la Lateinamerika Verein (Asociación Empresarial para América Latin…
1 Nov 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:03
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This study addresses the balance struck under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between the right to health and access to medicines and the need to maintain the economic incentives to spur innovation and research and development through intellectual property protection. The analysis focuses on the patent and data-related intellectual property protection provisions of the TPPA, specifically regarding pharmaceutical (small-molecule and biologic) products, including on patent duration, linkage and term extensions as well as clinical test data protection and market exclusivity.
Specia…
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Nota informativa
The balance struck in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on intellectual property (patent and data exclusivity) protection for pharmaceutical products…
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Comunicado de prensa
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called for taking advantage of the opportunities and advantages that the region offers to foreign investors and launched a cooperation initiative with German businesspeople to create a Latin American export platform, during meetings held in Berlin.
In a two-day visit to the German capital, Bárcena met with German executives with Latin American business interests during the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Lateinamerika Verein (the Business Association for Latin America) and …
22 Nov 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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Comunicado de prensa
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…
22 Nov 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 11:01
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Comunicado de prensa
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 …