The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.3

New policy options for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago

According to ECLAC Caribbean's latest policy breif , there is room for T&T to expand productive capacity and diversify exports in the agro-processing industry to improve foreign exchange earnings. The Government of T&T has articulated in its National Development Strategy for 2016-2030 and in its 2018 Midyear Budget Review the intention to transition towards a more diversified economy, which produces a broad spectrum of export competitive, high-value products and services. In this context, the government has identified agro-processing as one of the seven economic areas for the establish…

Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2019

Este Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe vem à luz num contexto econômico e social extremamente complexo para a região. A América Latina apresenta desaceleração econômica generalizada e sincronizada nos países e nos diversos setores. Em 2019, contrastando com anos anteriores, 18 dos 20 países da América Latina, bem como 23 das 33 economias da América Latina e do Caribe, apresentam desaceleração na taxa de crescimento da atividade econômica. O menor dinamismo da demanda interna foi acompanhado por baixa demanda agregada externa e mercados financeiros internacionais ma…

Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2019

This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2018 and comprises six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance as well as unemployment in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of governments in the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and variables. The fourth is focused external sector and its factors. The fifth chapter concludes, while the final chapter includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Ba…

Inauguración de la reunión de Cancilleres de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC)

Palabras de Alicia Barcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la reunión de Cancilleres de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) Ciudad de México, 8 de enero de 2020 Estimado Marcelo Ebrard, Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores Estimadas y estimados Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores aquí presentes, Honorable Cuerpo Diplomático acreditado en México Amigas y amigos, América Latina y el Caribe atraviesa un complejo escenario. Por una parte, el PIB regional se ha contraído 4% entre 2014 y 2019 y este año presentará un crecimiento promedio de 0.1%, en do…

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