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…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its average growth estimate for the region in 2021 to 5.2%, a figure that reflects a rebound from the deep contraction of 6.8% registered in 2020 as a consequence of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This expansion, however, will not manage to ensure sustained growth, because the social impacts of the crisis and the structural problems in the region have deepened and will continue to do so during the recovery, according to the UN organization in a new special report presented today.
The document entitled The…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) elevó su estimación de crecimiento promedio para la región en 2021 a 5,2%, cifra que denota un rebote desde la profunda contracción de 6,8% anotada en 2020 como consecuencia de los efectos adversos producidos por la pandemia de COVID-19. Esta expansión no alcanzará para asegurar un crecimiento sostenido ya que los impactos sociales de la crisis y los problemas estructurales de la región se han agudizado y se prolongarán durante la etapa de recuperación, advirtió el organismo de las Naciones Unidas en un nuevo informe especial dado a…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) elevou sua estimativa de crescimento médio para a região em 2021 para 5,2%, valor que denota uma recuperação da profunda contração de 6,8% registrada em 2020 como consequência dos efeitos adversos produzidos pela pandemia da COVID-19. Essa expansão não conseguirá assegurar um crescimento sustentado, já que os impactos sociais da crise e os problemas estruturais da região se agravaram e se prolongarão durante a fase de recuperação, alertou a Comissão Regional da Nações Unidas em um novo relatório especial divulgado hoje.
O documento …
“It is imperative to introduce more progressive and transparent fiscal regimes; the time is ripe for a global tax agreement on extractive industries,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a high-level, virtual international event convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.
ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the High-Level Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development, convened by the United Nations in the framework of th…
“Es imperativo introducir regímenes fiscales más progresivos y transparentes; es tiempo para un acuerdo tributario global sobre las industrias extractivas”, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en un evento internacional virtual de alto nivel convocado por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres.
La máxima autoridad de la CEPAL fue una de las oradoras principales de la “Mesa redonda global de alto nivel sobre industrias extractivas como motor para el desarrollo sostenible”, convocada por las Nac…
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