Annotated provisional agenda. Executive meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional anotado. Reunión Ejecutiva de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe

United States supply chains resiliency: The key role Latin America and the Caribbean could play

This paper focuses on the impact on three industries to exemplify the disruption that took place in supply chains during the global pandemic; and the measures taken by the United States government to confront the disruption in the short run and protect the health and livelihood of its citizenry.…

The Measures to Drive the Economic Reactivation are an Opportunity to Reorient the Development Pattern Towards a More Sustainable and Inclusive One: Alicia Bárcena

The packages of measures implemented by governments to drive the post-pandemic economic reactivation are an opportunity to reorient the development pattern towards one that is more sustainable and inclusive, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the inauguration of Climate Week 2021. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the opening session of the virtual regional gathering, which is bringing together government representatives as well as private sector and civil society lea…

Las medidas para impulsar la reactivación económica son una oportunidad para reorientar el estilo de desarrollo hacia uno más sostenible e incluyente: Alicia Bárcena

Los paquetes de medidas implementadas por los gobiernos para impulsar la reactivación económica pospandemia son una oportunidad para reorientar el estilo de desarrollo hacia uno más sostenible e incluyente, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la inauguración de la Semana del Clima 2021. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas fue una de las oradoras principales de la sesión de apertura del encuentro regional que reúne de forma virtual a representantes de gobiernos, líderes del sector privado y de la sociedad ci…

Social information systems and registries of recipients of non-contributory social protection in Latin America in response to COVID-19

The countries of the region implemented a series of short-term measures to mitigate the social, health and economic effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In the social sphere, these focused on the provision of social protection entitlements in a rapid and timely manner to the population in need of support. The pressure this placed on the response capacity of social information systems and registries of recipients of social protection systems (social registries) meant that countries had to implement various innovations and adopt new ways of identifying the potential population…

Negotiations in the Framework of the WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement launched in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are a new model of governance for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), since they stress cooperation between investors and host countries, in contrast to traditional agreements that put the emphasis on granting all sorts of rights to investors, without any obligations. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers …

Negociaciones en el marco de la OMC son un nuevo modelo de gobernanza para la inversión extranjera directa: Alicia Bárcena

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, señaló hoy que las negociaciones relativas a un acuerdo sobre la facilitación de las inversiones para el desarrollo lanzadas en el marco de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) son un nuevo modelo de gobernanza para la inversión extranjera directa (IED), ya que destacan la cooperación entre inversionistas y estados anfitriones, a diferencia de los acuerdos tradicionales que ponían el énfasis en darle todo tipo de derechos a los inversionistas, sin nada de obligaciones. La alta funcion…

Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Informe de la Cuarta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe

Post Pandemic Covid-19 Economic Recovery: Enabling Latin America and the Caribbean to better harness e-commerce and digital trade

This report shows that Latin America and the Caribbean faces critical policy challenges going forward. It must accelerate the digital transformation to allow businesses and consumers to adapt to a new normal and leverage pandemic recovery to create stronger economies, and also tackle long-standing barriers to adopting digital technologies and bridging digital divides. These have impeded sustained and equitable economic growth even before the pandemic struck. This crisis should be a wake-up call for governments, the private sector, civil society, and international development partners to come t…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 5

La economía de la salud en México

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 132, diciembre de 2020. Autor: Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas.…

Brasil: efectos del COVID-19 y recuperación

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 132, diciembre de 2020. Autor: Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira.…

Construir un multilateralismo favorable al desarrollo: hacia un “nuevo” nuevo orden económico internacional

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 132, diciembre de 2020. Autor: Ha-Joon Chang.…

Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean

The region of Latin America and the Caribbean has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most harmed in economic and social terms. This is due to longstanding structural factors that have portended its dysfunctional development pattern. That is why the economic reactivation must pursue, at the same time, significant productive, fiscal and institutional structural reforms, in order to move forward on configuring a new, inclusive and sustainable development pattern. So stated Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECL…

Reactivación económica necesita reformas estructurales productivas, fiscales e institucionales, para avanzar hacia un estilo de desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido la más afectada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y también la más dañada en términos económicos y sociales. Esto se debe a factores estructurales de larga data que han prefigurado su disfuncional estilo de desarrollo. Por ello, la reactivación económica deberá cursar, a la par, significativas reformas estructurales productivas, fiscales e institucionales, para avanzar en la configuración de un nuevo estilo de desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible. Así lo señalan Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe…

A reativação econômica precisa de reformas estruturais, fiscais e institucionais produtivas para avançar em direção a um estilo de desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe

A região da América Latina e do Caribe foi a mais afetada pela pandemia de COVID-19 e também a mais prejudicada em termos econômicos e sociais. Isso se deve a fatores estruturais de longa data que prefiguraram seu estilo disfuncional de desenvolvimento. Por isso, a reativação econômica deverá, ao mesmo tempo, passar por significativas reformas estruturais produtivas, fiscais e institucionais para avançar na configuração de um novo estilo de desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável. É o que assinalam Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEP…

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the compilation of consumer price indices

This article belongs to the first issue of ECLAC Statistical Briefings, bimonthly publication on statistical topics, prepared by the Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).…

Índice de Precios al Consumidor: efectos de la pandemia por COVID-19 en su compilación

Este artículo corresponde al primer número de Temas estadísticos de la CEPAL, publicación bimestral sobre temas monográficos, elaborada por la División de Estadísticas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).…