Launch of the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Lanzamiento Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2020

U.S. Economic Outlook: Third Quarter 2020

The U.S. economy expanded at a 33.1% annual rate in the third quarter of 2020, following a decline of 31.4% in the second quarter and 5% in the first. The third-quarter gain reversed about 75% of the prior decline. The pandemic has created unprecedented volatility in economic growth this year, with the record-shattering decline in real GDP in the second quarter followed by a similarly record-breaking gain in the third. Economic forecasts project a slowdown in the final quarter of the year, however, because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and some tighter restrictions that have been imple…

ECLAC Will Update its Economic Growth Estimates for the Region’s Countries in 2020 and Provide New Projections for 2021

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Wednesday, December 16 its flagship annual report entitled Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, which examines the performance of the region’s economies this year and updates growth figures and other indicators that reflect the impact countries have borne as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. More specifically, the document will contain new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2020, and it will provide a first growth estimate…

CEPAL actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento económico de los países de la región en 2020 y entregará nuevas proyecciones para 2021

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo miércoles 16 de diciembre su informe anual (flagship) Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2020, en el cual examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el año, y actualiza las cifras de crecimiento y otros indicadores que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19. En particular, el documento presentará nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la región y todos sus países en 2020, y entregará una prim…

CEPAL atualizará suas estimativas de crescimento econômico dos países da região em 2020 e apresentará novas projeções para 2021

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quarta-feira, 16 de dezembro, o seu relatório anual: Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2020, em que examina o comportamento das economias da região durante o ano, e atualiza os números de crescimento e outros indicadores que refletem o impacto sofrido pelos países da região em decorrência da crise da COVID-19. O documento apresentará principalmente as novas estimativas do produto interno bruto (PIB) para a região e todos os seus países em 2020, e mostrará uma primeira estimativa de…

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2020

Este informe anual de la CEPAL examina no solo la evolución mundial y regional de las entradas de inversión extranjera directa (IED), sino también la contribución de estos flujos a los procesos de desarrollo productivo en la región. En el primer capítulo de la publicación se detallan los montos de inversión extranjera directa (IED) recibidos por cada país en 2019, se revisan los resultados de la década 2010-2019, se analiza el nuevo contexto internacional asociado a la pandemia del COVID-19 y se hace una proyección regional para 2020. En el segundo capítulo se estudia la reorganización de las …

Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe, 2020: principais condicionantes das políticas fiscal e monetária na era pós-pandemia de COVID-19. Resumo executivo

A edição número 72 do Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe analisa os efeitos e desafios que a pandemia da doença causada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19) apresenta na região em 2020 e o panorama que se esboça para os próximos anos. Este estudo consta de três partes. A primeira resume o desempenho da economia regional em 2019 e analisa a evolução durante os primeiros seis meses de 2020, bem como as perspectivas para o ano em seu conjunto. Examina os efeitos externos e internos derivados do combate à pandemia e sua incidência no desempenho econômico da região, com particular atenção à din…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean—First Nine Months of 2020 in Times of COVID-19

Global financial conditions have shown signs of stabilization since end of March, due to the action of the major central banks.…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First Nine Months of 2020 in Times of COVID-19

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first nine months of 2020 in times of COVID-19) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…

U.S. Economic Outlook: First Half 2020

The U.S. economy shrank at a 32.7% annual rate in the second quarter of 2020 and at a 5% pace in the first. The decline was driven by a big collapse in private consumption, concentrated in the services sector. Shutdowns to stem the spread of the coronavirus had a deep impact on the economy, particularly on the services sector. Economic forecasts project a rebound in the third quarter that would recoup about half of the output lost in the first half of the year. To return to the previous peak recorded in the final quarter of last year, the economy would need to grow at roughly the same pace in …

For the Recovery and a Transformation towards Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Societies, Active Macroeconomic Policies must be Maintained and Deepened

It will be essential to maintain and deepen active macroeconomic policies to achieve recovery and economic and social transformation after the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, ECLAC indicated in a report entitled Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020. Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, released today by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, during a virtual press conference. This new edition of the survey, one of the main annual reports produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

Para la recuperación y la transformación hacia economías sustentables y sociedades inclusivas se requiere mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas

Para la recuperación y la transformación económica y social tras la crisis desatada por la pandemia del coronavirus, será esencial mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas, indicó hoy la CEPAL en su informe Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020. Principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19, dado a conocer por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, en una conferencia de prensa virtual. El informe, uno de los principales reportes anuales de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las…

Para a recuperação e a transformação em direção à economias sustentáveis e sociedades inclusivas é necessário manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas

Para a recuperação e a transformação econômica e social após a crise desencadeada pela pandemia do coronavírus, será essencial manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas, indicou hoje a CEPAL em seu relatório: Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2020, divulgado pela Secretária-Executiva, Alicia Bárcena, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual. O Estudo Econômico, um dos principais relatórios anuais da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), apresenta nessa nova edição uma análise dos efeitos econômicos causados pela pandemia em cada país da região, e fo…

Estudio Económico 2020: Políticas Macroeconómicas activas para la recuperación y transformación económica y social

Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Lanzamiento Estudio Económico de ALC 2020

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era

This edition, No. 72 of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, analyses the effects and challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for the region during 2020 and the outlook that is taking shape for the years to come. This study is divided into three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2019, then analyses the first six months of 2020 and the outlook for the remainder of the year. The external and internal impacts of the responses to the pandemic are examined, as are their effects on the region’s economic performance, focusing on growth pa…

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020: principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19

En esta edición número 72 del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe se analizan los efectos y desafíos que la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) plantea en la región en 2020 y el panorama que se perfila para los años venideros. Este estudio consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional en 2019 y se analiza la evolución durante los primeros seis meses de 2020, así como las perspectivas para el año en su conjunto. Se examinan los efectos externos e internos derivados de la lucha contra la pandemia y su incidencia en el desempeño e…

ECLAC Will Present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, October 6 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, the institution’s flagship annual economic report, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, with special emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and examines the prospects for the coming months. The latest edition of this document – published by the United Nations regional commission since 1948 – will present an analysis o…