Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
The School of Latin American Development Studies (ELADES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched the application period for the twenty-second edition of its Study Program on Latin American Economies, which each year brings together young researchers, graduates and/or postgraduates interested in studying the Latin American development process.
Registration is online and will be open until April 30, 2021. The list of people selected to participate will be published on the ELADES website on May 7. Classes will take place virtually between July 14 and Septe…
La Escuela Latinoamericana de Estudios del Desarrollo (ELADES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) dio inicio al período de postulaciones a la vigésimo segunda edición de su Programa de estudios sobre economías latinoamericanas, que anualmente convoca a jóvenes investigadores, graduados y/o posgraduados interesados en estudiar el proceso de desarrollo latinoamericano.
Las inscripciones son en línea y estarán abiertas hasta el 30 de abril de 2021. La lista de personas seleccionadas se publicará en el sitio web de la ELADES el 7 de mayo. Las clases se realizarán entr…
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuances in the international market reached their second highest level on record in 2020, while coupons came down and maturity increased from 2019 levels.
1.- In 2020, total LAC bond issuance in international markets reached US$ 145.3 billion, the second highest annual issuance on record. The 2020 total was 23% higher than in 2019 and second only to the historic record of US$ 145.5 billion reached in 2017
2.- Sovereign issuance, in terms of amount, was the highest on record, as governments – with a backdrop of low global interest rates a…
En línea con el trabajo de investigación y asistencias técnicas que la CEPAL viene realizando en diferentes países de la región, la Unidad de Financiamiento para el Desarrollo colaboró con apoyo técnico en el lanzamiento del programa CREAR: confianza, reactivación y acceso, que se llevó a cabo el pasado 10 de febrero, de manera virtual, en Bogotá, Colombia.…
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