Launch of the report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017

Lanzamiento informe Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

Capital Flows to Latin America: 2017 Year in Review

The total amount of debt issued by LAC borrowers from January to November 2017 reached US$ 138 billion, the highest annual amount ever issued in the region. Investors’ enthusiasm for LAC assets was supported by synchronized growth at the global level, still low interest rates across de globe (with only a very gradual tightening in the United States), weakness in the U.S. dollar, and an improvement in the region’s own economic conditions. On the sovereign side, seventeen countries tapped international bond markets this year, with Argentina topping the list with 28% of the total sovereign issuan…

Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2017. Documento informativo

Em 2017, a América Latina e o Caribe enfrentaram um contexto externo mais favorável no âmbito real e financeiro. No âmbito real, a economia mundial cresceria a uma taxa de 2,9%, cifra superior aos 2,4% alcançados em 2016. A melhora no crescimento foi quase generalizada e beneficiou tanto as economias desenvolvidas como as emergentes, que mostraram uma aceleração no ritmo de crescimento durante o ano. A taxa estimada de crescimento para as primeiras em 2017 é de 2,1% (frente a 1,6% em 2016), enquanto a taxa estimada para as segundas é de 4,5% (frente a 4,0% em 2016). Prevê-se que este contexto …

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The Hummingbird Vol. 4 No. 8

“One Belt One Road” is a Civilizing Proposal of Interconnectedness and Shared Prosperity: ECLAC

“The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have a historic opportunity to strengthen ties with China and the rest of the Asian economies, and the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation offers us a civilizing proposal of interconnectedness and shared prosperity,” Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said in Beijing during the high-level meeting that took place in the Chinese capital on May 14-15. Bárcena headed the delegation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at this international summit, attended by around 1,500 delegates from mor…

La Franja y la Ruta es una propuesta civilizatoria de conectividad y prosperidad compartida: CEPAL

“Los países de América Latina y el Caribe tienen una oportunidad histórica para estrechar lazos con China y el resto de las economías asiáticas, y el Foro de la Franja y Ruta para la Cooperación Internacional nos entrega una propuesta civilizatoria de conectividad y prosperidad compartida”, señaló Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en Beijing durante la reunión de alto nivel que se desarrolló en la capital china del 14 al 15 de mayo. Bárcena encabezó la delegación de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en esta cumbre internacional en la que participaron…

Region’s Countries must Safeguard Public Investment to Bolster Growth, Innovation and Technological Change

Fiscal trends in Latin America and the Carribbean exhibit significant differences between the countries of the north and those of the south of the continent, reflecting disparate trends in their fiscal deficits, revenues and expenditures, according to a new report from ECLAC published today. The United Nations regional organization has just released its annual report Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, which calls for careful stewardship of public spending and investment in the current economic context to bolster growth, innovation and technological change and to deal with…

Los países de la región deben cautelar la inversión pública para potenciar el crecimiento, la innovación y el cambio tecnológico

La trayectoria fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe presenta importantes diferencias entre los países del norte y el sur del continente, los que muestran divergencias en las tendencias de sus déficits, ingresos y gastos fiscales, según un nuevo informe de la CEPAL lanzado hoy. El organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas dio a conocer su informe anual Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2017, en el cual llama a cautelar el gasto y la inversión pública para potenciar el crecimiento, la innovación, el cambio tecnológico y enfrentar el cambio climático en la actual coyuntura. Según el …