This document adopts a network analysis approach to examine the vertical trade relations between Latin America and Asia, showing the potential of these techniques for providing new insights into the patterns and dynamics of countries’ GVC linkages. Particularly, network-based measures are used to assess how important countries are as users and suppliers of foreign intermediate inputs in each network, at both the aggregate and sector level. In addition, clustering techniques are applied to identify groups of supplier countries.…
Discurso de cierre del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la CEPAL
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL
Santiago, 28 de octubre de 2020
Querido Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica,
Dear Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General, thank you for being with us today,
Esteemed Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the Group of 77 and China,
Distinguidos Cancilleres, Viceministros y delegados de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL,
Señoras y señores miembros del Cuerpo D…
This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the
implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The
United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…