Artificial Intelligence offers extraordinary opportunities for accelerating human progress across a range of fields from healthcare and education, to combating climate change and disasters. However, if left unregulated, AI could exacerbate inequalities, undermine human rights and threaten peace.…
(English translated version) The prominent Mexican economist and politician Santiago Levy, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, gave a keynote lecture on Friday, November 24 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which he analyzed the state of social protection and productivity in the region.…
El renombrado economista y político mexicano Santiago Levy, fue el séptimo expositor en participar en el Ciclo de Conferencias Magistrales organizado para conmemorar el 75° aniversario del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas. Su conferencia se realizó el viernes 24 de noviembre de 2023 en la sede central de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile. Más información en http://bit.ly/3SQQIbK…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a document today to the Heads of State and Government of Ibero-America identifying 15 opportunities that hold great potential for promoting growth, creating employment and improving well-being in the region, through public policies, investment, public-private partnerships and international cooperation. The document entitled Ibero-America: A space of opportunities for growth, collaboration and sustainable development is a contribution by the United Nations regional commission to the debates of the XXVIII Ibero-America…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentó a los Jefes y Jefas de Estado y de Gobierno de Iberoamérica un documento que identifica quince oportunidades que poseen gran potencial para promover el crecimiento, generar empleo y mejorar el bienestar en la región, mediante políticas públicas, inversiones, alianzas público-privadas y cooperación internacional. El documento Iberoamérica: espacio de oportunidades para el crecimiento, la colaboración y el desarrollo sostenible es una contribución de la Comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas a los debates de la XXVIII Cumbr…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentou aos Chefes de Estado e de Governo da Ibero-América um documento que identifica 15 oportunidades com grande potencial para promover o crescimento, gerar empregos e melhorar o bem-estar na região, mediante políticas públicas, investimentos, parcerias público-privadas e cooperação internacional. O documento Ibero-América: espaço de oportunidades para o crescimento, a colaboração e o desenvolvimento sustentável é uma contribuição da Comissão regional das Nações Unidas aos debates da XXVIII Cúpula Ibero-Americana , realizada e…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
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