Aid for Trade indicators Dashboard: user manual

Este manual presenta el diseño de una herramienta de apoyo al análisis de la información de Ayuda para el Comercio. Su desarrollo es el resultado de uno de los productos centrales del Proyecto “Facilitando la efectiva integración de los países en desarrollo a la Economía Global a través de los mecanismos de Ayuda para el Comercio”. Este observatorio presenta indicadores en línea para el conjunto de los países miembros de las cinco comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas participantes del proyecto.…

Trade, environment and development: implications for Caribbean countries

Introduction Trade and development issues have been the focus of economists, policy makers and international organizations for decades. However, environmental concerns have only come to the fore within the last couple of decades largely as a result of the work of scientists on, for example, climate change and loss in biodiversity as well as the lobbying activities of environmental groups, such as Greenpeace. The linking of environment to trade only gained international prominence since the negotiations for the Canada-United States Free Trade Area in the 1980s. However, although enviro…

Remaking the Global Trading System for a Sustainable Future

Remaking the Global Trading System for a Sustainable Future High-Level Summit 15–17 September 2023. Hosted by the Villars Institute in partnership with Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project…

Reclaiming Industrial Policy for Latin American Development

This particular webinar seeks to find answers if industrial policies are central to achieving a high level of socio-economic development and requires interventions that go beyond macroeconomic stability, the transparent functioning of markets, and an insertion into the world economy based on the promotion of foreign direct investment and indiscriminate trade liberalization. The seminar will promote a discussion oriented towards the definition of a renewed strategy for the region, aimed at promoting sustainable growth through the creation of economic and social value above what accrues from its…

Agricultura brasileira: da porteira para dentro e de fora para o mundo

Agricultura Brasileira: da porteira para dentro e de fora para o mundo é um livro que reúne quinze estudos, abordando temas como produção, competitividade, produtividade, infraestrutura, inflação, comércio exterior, política cambial, sustentabilidade, crédito, gastos públicos e políticas de fomento setorial. A coletânea de textos foi cuidadosamente selecionada, originando-se dos produtos entregues no âmbito do Programa Executivo de Cooperação entre a CEPAL e o Ipea, além de incluir outros textos pertinentes à discussão proposta. Os estudos presentes nesta coletânea visam estimular novas reflex…

Domestic requirements and complementary policies for a WHFTA

Access to medicines and incentive for innovation

The balance struck in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on intellectual property (patent and data exclusivity) protection for pharmaceutical products…

Enhancing data for development: policy imperatives for tracking the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …

Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future

This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…

On Visit to Germany, Alicia Bárcena Calls For Taking Advantage of Investment Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called for taking advantage of the opportunities and advantages that the region offers to foreign investors and launched a cooperation initiative with German businesspeople to create a Latin American export platform, during meetings held in Berlin. In a two-day visit to the German capital, Bárcena met with German executives with Latin American business interests during the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Lateinamerika Verein (the Business Association for Latin America) and …

Welcome remarks on the occasion of the visit by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the occasion of the visit by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China Santiago, 25 May 2015 ECLAC Your Excellency, Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Your Excellency, Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, Professor Cheng Hong, Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Xu Shaoshi, Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, Gao Hucheng, Minister of…

China’s President Reaffirms Strategic Partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean in Visit to ECLAC

The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed the comprehensive strategic partnership between his country and Latin America and the Caribbean to foster their people’s development in the current global circumstances, making these remarks during his visit to ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. At the headquarters of this United Nations regional commission, the Asian country’s most senior authority inaugurated today the Summit of Leaders from the Media, which was attended by more than 100 high-level representatives of the press from 24 countries in Latin America and China. The eve…

Comercio electrónico transfronterizo en América Latina y el Caribe: análisis a partir de las visitas a plataformas en línea de comercio entre empresas y consumidores

La falta de datos detallados dificulta el análisis del comercio electrónico transfronterizo en América Latina y el Caribe. En este trabajo se utiliza la base de datos Marketplace Explorer de América Latina y el Caribe, de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), el Centro de Comercio Internacional (ITC) y la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas de Ámsterdam, sobre tráfico de visitas a plataformas en línea de comercio electrónico entre empresas y consumidores. Los datos muestran que las diez mayores economías de la región concentran más del 90% del tráfico transfronterizo dir…

Presidente de China reafirma asociación estratégica con América Latina y el Caribe en visita a la CEPAL

El Presidente de la República Popular China, Xi Jinping, reafirmó la asociación estratégica integral de su país con América Latina y el Caribe para fomentar el desarrollo de sus pueblos en las actuales circunstancias mundiales, durante su visita a la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile. La máxima autoridad del país asiático inauguró hoy en la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas la Cumbre de Líderes de Medios de Comunicación, encuentro al que asisten más de 100 representantes de alto nivel de medios de prensa de 24 países de América Latina y China, actividad que se desarrollará hasta el …

Visit of Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Thursday 5th, September, 2024 His Excellency Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Ms. Claudia Sanhueza, Undersecretary of International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Members of the diplomatic and academic communities, Colleagues and friends, I wish to give a very warm welcome to ECLAC to Dr. Kao Kim Hourn and his high-level delegation. Dr. Hourn, it is an honor to host you today at our headquarters. Our greetings to all persons present and connected virtually, It is an honor to organize this even…