Revista CEPAL no. 138

Documento actualizado el 15 de febrero de 2023.…

CEPAL Review no. 138

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Argentina’s economic relations with China and their impact on a long-term production strategy

This article analyses how trade and investment relations between Argentina and China have evolved in the post-convertibility period. In the case of trade, Argentina’s sales to China are more concentrated in the primary sector than its exports to other countries. Chinese competition has adverse effects on Argentina’s domestic production only in specific sectors, but it has caused significant displacement of Argentine exports to Brazil. In the case of foreign direct investment, Chinese FDI is driven by a quest for natural resources and generates little productive or technological spillover. Thus…

Las relaciones económicas de la Argentina con China y su impacto sobre una estrategia productiva de largo plazo

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la evolución de las relaciones comerciales y de las inversiones entre la Argentina y China en la posconvertibilidad. En lo que respecta a las exportaciones argentinas, el comercio con China muestra un patrón de primarización mayor en relación con otros socios comerciales. En el mercado interno argentino, los efectos negativos de la competencia china para la producción nacional están acotados a sectores específicos. Sin embargo, se destaca un desplazamiento significativo de las exportaciones argentinas hacia el Brasil por parte de la competencia chin…

Countries of the Region Approved the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2024

Delegates from the countries attending the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean approved today in Montevideo, Uruguay the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024), which establishes a set of policy priorities and actions at the regional level for the next two years. The Conference was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in its capacity as Technical Secretariat, in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, through the National Agency for e-Governmen…

Países de la región aprobaron la Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe eLAC2024

Delegados de los países presentes en la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe aprobaron hoy en Montevideo, Uruguay, la Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC2024) que establece un conjunto de prioridades de política y acciones a nivel regional para los próximos dos años. La Conferencia fue organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretaría Técnica, en conjunto con el Gobierno de la República Oriental del Uruguay, a través de la Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la In…

Os países da região aprovaram a Agenda Digital para a América Latina e o Caribe eLAC2024

Os delegados dos países presentes na Oitava Conferência Ministerial sobre a Sociedade da Informação da América Latina e do Caribe aprovaram hoje em Montevidéu, Uruguai, a Agenda Digital para a América Latina e o Caribe (eLAC2024), que estabelece um conjunto de prioridades de política e ações no âmbito regional para os próximos dois anos. A Conferência foi organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretaria Técnica, em conjunto com o Governo da República Oriental do Uruguai, através da Agência de Governo Eletrônico e Sociedade da Informação (Agesic). Na…

Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

Director's Desk: Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on travel and tourism. The decisions now to be made by policy makers will determine if the countries are able to achieve the SDGs by 2030. They must decide whether to choose the business-as-usual path, or the path of structural transformation of their economies and societies.…