Treasury, Economy and Finance ministers and high-level officials from 16 of the region’s countries approved the instrument establishing governance of the Regional Tax Cooperation Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean, which is the main outcome of the First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order, taking place in Cartagena, Colombia through tomorrow, July 28.
So indicates the joint declaration (“Cartagena de Indias Declaration”) signed today in the framework of the event, which drew government authorities, political leaders, repres…
Leading officials and other authorities from the Finance Ministries of 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries, along with prominent international experts, concluded today the XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, where they addressed the fiscal policy challenges for a sustainable and inclusive recovery.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and spons…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) dialogued on Thursday, August 20, with authorities from the Finance Ministries of numerous Latin American countries regarding fiscal policy challenges in mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic and social effects and in the processes for reactivating economies.
At the meeting – held in the framework of the XXXII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy that ECLAC organizes annually, which took place virtually on this occasion – the participants included Ministers and Deputy Ministers as well as high-level technical officials …
Vice-presidents, ministers and vice-ministers of finance from several Latin American and Caribbean countries attending a seminar at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, today called for fiscal responsibility to be maintained in order to promote growth and equality, particularly in light of the current complex economic and political context.
The officials and other international experts were attending the Twenty-ninth Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which is to run until tomorrow, Friday 24 March. Organized by ECLAC, the meeting is also supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), t…
(5 December 2012) On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, representatives from business, UN, government and other stakeholder groups engaged in discussions on the role of fiscal instruments in environmental policy-making with the objective of identifying principles for a framework for environmental taxation and environment-related tax measures that promote green, inclusive economies.
The official side event on this matter, which took place today, was organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Latin Am…
Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), pointed out today at United Nations Headquarters in New York that progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda is limited and mixed in the different regions of the world and their fulfillment is at risk in some.
In her capacity as coordinator of the five UN regional commissions, the senior international official made a presentation on behalf of these regional bodies in the framework of the session on “Progress, gaps and obstacles: are we on trac…
At the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), authorities and experts discussed the options for implementing active fiscal policies and countercyclical arrangements in the region to protect public investment, social progress and boost growth – particularly at a time of global uncertainty and a slowdown of growth and trade.
Finance Ministers, fiscal policymakers, officials from international agencies and academics from several countries are attending the XXVIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which has been organized in Santiago, Chile, by ECLAC with the support of …