Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con estudios sobre tecnología, empleo e innovación en América Latina

Las transformaciones tecnológicas y el empleo en América Latina, así como un análisis comparativo de los precios de los medicamentos, y los sistemas de innovación y cambios en la división centro-periferia, son algunos de los temas principales que aborda el nuevo número de Revista CEPAL, disponible desde hoy en internet. En su edición N⁰ 130 (abril 2020), la principal publicación académica del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas incluye en total 10 artículos de destacados especialistas y profesores internacionales, quienes analizan diversas áreas de la situación económica y social de…

ECLAC Will Release New Growth Projections for Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present Special Report COVID-19 No. 2 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the current crisis stemming from the coronavirus’s impact in the region – entitled Assessing the Effects of COVID-19 to Plan the Recovery – next Tuesday, April 21. This new document, the first issue of which was released on April 3, will this time include an update of the economic growth projections for the region and each of its countries, which take into account the consequences the pandemic could have for the performance of Latin Ame…

CEPAL entregará nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento para los países de América Latina y el Caribe tras crisis del COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el martes 21 de abril el Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2 sobre el seguimiento de los efectos económicos y sociales de la actual crisis derivada del impacto del coronavirus en la región, titulado Dimensionar los efectos del COVID-19 para pensar la reactivación. El nuevo documento, cuya primera entrega se realizó el 3 de abril pasado, incluirá esta vez una actualización de las proyecciones de crecimiento económico para la región y cada uno de sus países, que toma en cuenta las consecuencias que podría acarrear la pandemia a…

CEPAL divulgará novas projeções de crescimento para os países da América Latina e do Caribe após a crise do COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na terça-feira, 21 de abril, o Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2 sobre o seguimento dos efeitos econômicos e sociais da atual crise decorrente do impacto do coronavírus na região, intitulado Dimensionar os efeitos do COVID-19 para pensar a reativação. O novo relatório, cujo primeiro número foi apresentado no último dia 3 de abril, incluirá dessa vez uma atualização das projeções do crescimento econômico para a região e para cada um de seus países, levando em consideração as conseqüências que a pandemia poderá acarretar p…

Green fiscal policies: An armoury of instruments to recover growth sustainably

The present study seeks to explore how fiscal policies can employed to deliver both socioeconomic and environmental dividends with a focus on Brazil as a case study. In the current context where the global economy in general and Brazil’s economy in particular are struggling to reinvigorate, whereas disregarding environmental concerns is a hazard for long-term economic development itself, the focus is thus on reviewing the recent literature that seeks to reconcile a stronger economic and social performance based on fiscal instruments that foster sustainable investments. An overview of the theor…

U.S. Economic Outlook: 2019 in review and early 2020 developments

Highlights • The record long U.S. economic expansion is coming to an end, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shutdowns to stem the spread of the virus have already had an impact on the economy, and are already visible in some preliminary data for March, ranging from jobless claims to factory output. The U.S. government will release its initial estimate for the first quarter of 2020 at the end of April, and a decline in growth is expected, followed by an even worse decline in the second quarter. • Three stimulus packages were approved by the U.S. Congress in March, aiming to address the impa…

ECLAC Dialogue with Finance Ministers, Viceministers and other authorities on COVID-19

Diálogo de la CEPAL con ministros, viceministros y autoridades de Hacienda sobre el COVID-19

60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response as Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries’ Finances

NEW YORK, 9 April 2020 – Governments must take immediate steps to prevent a potentially devastating debt crisis and address the economic and financial havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic – says a new report from the United Nations-led Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development. The UN System’s 2020 Financing for Sustainable Development Report outlines measures to address the impact of the unfolding global recession and financial turmoil, especially in the world’s poorest countries. Its recommendations are based on joint research and analysis from the UN System, the International M…

60 agencias internacionales exhortan a una respuesta coordinada y oportuna para enfrentar la crisis económica y financiera desatada por la pandemia que amenaza con desestabilizar las finanzas de los países de menores ingresos

NUEVA YORK, 9 de abril de 2020 – De acuerdo con un nuevo reporte del Grupo Interagencial sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo, liderado por las Naciones Unidas, los gobiernos deben tomar medidas inmediatas para hacer frente a los estragos económicos y financieros causados por la pandemia del COVID-19, y prevenir una crisis de deuda con efectos potencialmente devastadores. El Informe del Financiamiento para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2020 propone una serie de medidas para paliar los efectos de la recesión global y la crisis financiera, en particular para los países de menores ingresos. Las rec…

Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic and social effects

This Special Report is the first in a series by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the evolution and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will update the economic and social analysis as the relevant information becomes available. The preparation of the Report will be headed by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, with the technical support of the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, and the substantive divisions responsible for the topics addressed, as well as the subregional headquarters an…

COVID-19 Observatory in Latin America and the Caribbean

Observatorio COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe

América Latina y el Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19: efectos económicos y sociales

Este Informe Especial es el primero de una serie que elaborará la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) sobre la evolución y los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe. Sus análisis económicos y sociales se actualizarán a medida que surja información relevante. La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, dirige la elaboración de este Informe, con el apoyo técnico de la Oficina del Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto, Mario Cimoli, las Divisiones sustantivas encargadas de los temas que aquí se tratan, y las sedes subregionales y oficinas naciona…

Current conditions, scenarios and projections to 2030 amid the COVID-19 crisis

Coyuntura, escenarios y proyecciones hacia 2030 ante la presente crisis de COVID-19

The Only Strategic Option in the Medium Term to Mitigate COVID-19’s Effects in the Region is to Move Towards a New Development Model through Greater Integration

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) affirmed that the region has no other strategic option but to move towards a more sustainable development model through greater integration in order to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, in a new document released today at its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The report entitled Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic and social effects was unveiled at a virtual press conference (via video) by the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. Th…

La única opción estratégica en el mediano plazo para mitigar los efectos del COVID-19 en la región es avanzar hacia un nuevo modelo de desarrollo a través de una mayor integración

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas afirmó que la región no tiene otra opción estratégica que avanzar hacia un modelo de desarrollo más sostenible a través de una mayor integración para mitigar los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la región, en un nuevo documento divulgado hoy en su sede central en Santiago de Chile. El informe titulado América Latina y el Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19: efectos económicos y sociales, fue dado a conocer en una conferencia de prensa virtual (vía video) por la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia…

A única opção estratégica no médio prazo para mitigar os efeitos do COVID-19 na região é avançar para um novo modelo de desenvolvimento por meio de uma maior integração

A Comissão Econômica para América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas afirmou que a região não tem outra opção estratégica a não ser avançar para um modelo de desenvolvimento mais sustentável por meio de uma maior integração para mitigar os efeitos da pandemia do COVID-19 na região, em um novo documento divulgado hoje em sua sede em Santiago, Chile. O relatório intitulado A América Latina e o Caribe diante da pandemia do COVID-19: efeitos econômicos e sociais, foi divulgado em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual (via vídeo) pela Secretária-Executiva do organismo, Alicia Bárcena. O relatór…

Launch of ECLAC's Special Report COVID-19 No. 1