Economic and Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean

Panorama económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC Presents to CELAC the Region’s Challenges to Achieving Sustainable Development in a Complex Context

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, gave an economic and social overview of the region and detailed the challenges it faces to move toward the sustainable development that the 2030 Agenda proposes amid a complex context, during a presentation before the Foreign Ministers attending the V Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). “Given the great uncertainty today, moving ahead on regional integration is more necessary than ever,” the senior United Nations of…

CEPAL expone ante la CELAC los desafíos de la región para lograr un desarrollo sostenible en un contexto complejo

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, expuso hoy ante los Cancilleres asistentes a la V Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) el panorama económico y social de la región y detalló los desafíos que esta enfrenta para avanzar hacia el desarrollo sostenible que propone la Agenda 2030 en medio de un contexto complejo. “Ante la gran incertidumbre actual, avanzar en la integración regional es más necesario que nunca”, señaló la alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas …

Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2015-2016

World economic growth was somewhat disappointing in 2015 due to a series of negative shockswhich affected the performance of a number of emerging and advanced economies. Among these were the continuing decline in commodity prices, periods of financial market volatility, lower capital flowsand subdued global trade (World Bank Global Economic Prospects 2016). The Caribbean has been negatively affected by the decline in commodity prices given the weight of such items in the exports of good producing economies. Overall regional growth declined from 2.8 per cent in 2014 to 1.5 per cent in 2015. Gro…

The Hummingbird Vol.4 No.1

A framework for Caribbean medium-term development

This paper examines the key elements of a framework for Caribbean growth and development over the medium-term. The paper notes that while the Caribbean has made major adjustments in a challenging global environment, marked by slower demand, it needs to pursue a new sustainable development framework that integrates economic, social and environmental issues in a seamless way.…