“It is imperative to introduce more progressive and transparent fiscal regimes; the time is ripe for a global tax agreement on extractive industries,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a high-level, virtual international event convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.
ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the High-Level Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development, convened by the United Nations in the framework of th…
“Es imperativo introducir regímenes fiscales más progresivos y transparentes; es tiempo para un acuerdo tributario global sobre las industrias extractivas”, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en un evento internacional virtual de alto nivel convocado por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres.
La máxima autoridad de la CEPAL fue una de las oradoras principales de la “Mesa redonda global de alto nivel sobre industrias extractivas como motor para el desarrollo sostenible”, convocada por las Nac…
The XXXIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, one of the main forums of reference for discussing issues related to the public finances of Latin American and Caribbean countries, concluded this Friday, April 23, with three webinars featuring prominent specialists who debated matters of financing for development, tax evasion and illicit flows, as well as climate finance.
The final day of the seminar – which has served for 33 years as a high-level, multilateral regional space for exchanging opinions about the region’s macroeconomic and fiscal policies and challenges – began with a webinar entitle…
El XXXIII Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal, uno de los principales referentes para la discusión de temas relacionados a las finanzas públicas de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, finalizó este viernes 23 de abril con la realización de tres webinarios con destacados especialistas que debatieron sobre el financiamiento para el desarrollo, la evasión fiscal y los flujos ilícitos, y el financiamiento del cambio climático.
La última jornada del evento, que por 33 años ha sido un espacio multilateral regional de alto nivel para el intercambio de opiniones sobre las políticas y desafíos …
Tax revenues rose moderately across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2019 before declining sharply in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down global economic activity, according to new analysis released today.
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 shows that the average tax-to-GDP ratio in the LAC region rose to 22.9% in 2019, an increase of 0.3 percentage points, due largely to increases in the Caribbean sub-region. Although the COVID-19 pandemic subsequently caused a sharp decline in tax and resource revenues in 2020, the report identifies the key role of fiscal…
Los ingresos tributarios aumentaron moderadamente en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en 2019, previo a tener una caída en 2020 resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19 que redujo la actividad económica mundial, según un nuevo análisis publicado hoy.
Las Estadísticas Tributarias en América Latina y el Caribe 2021 muestran que el promedio de los ingresos tributarios como porcentaje del PIB en ALC aumentaron a 22,9% en 2019, incrementando 0,3 puntos porcentuales (p.p.), debido principalmente a aumentos en la subregión del Caribe. Aunque la pandemia de COVID-19 provocó posteriormente una fuerte dismi…
As receitas tributárias tiveram um crescimento moderado na América Latina e Caribe (ALC) em 2019 antes da queda acentuada em 2020 quando a pandemia da COVID-19 reduziu a atividade econômica global, de acordo com uma nova análise divulgada hoje.
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 (Estatísticas tributárias na América Latina e Caribe 2021) mostra que a carga tributária média na região da ALC cresceu para 22,9% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) em 2019, um aumento de 0,3 ponto percentual, devido em grande medida a aumentos na sub-região do Caribe. Embora a pandemia da COVID-19…
Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary (in Spanish).
At the thirty-third edition of the Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy – taking place on April 21-23 – ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented virtually the Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, which analyzes the fiscal dynamics in 2020 along with the main challenges in 2021 in a context marked by great uncertainty regarding the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and social trajectories of the region’s countries.
According to the report, growth dynamics in 2021 will not…
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
En la trigésima tercera edición del Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal – que se desarrolla del 21 al 23 de abril- la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, presentó de manera virtual el Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2021, en el cual se analizan la dinámica fiscal durante el 2020 y los principales desafíos en 2021 en un contexto caracterizado por fuertes incertidumbres respecto a la dinámica de la pandemia del COVID-19 y la trayectoria económica y social de los países de la región.
Según el inform…
Apresentação de Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL (em espanhol).
Na trigésima terceira edição do Seminário Regional de Política Fiscal – que ocorre de 21 a 23 de abril – a Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, apresentou de forma virtual o Panorama Fiscal da América Latina e do Caribe 2021, em que se analisam a dinâmica fiscal durante 2020 e os principais desafios em 2021 em um contexto caracterizado por fortes incertezas relacionadas com a dinâmica da pandemia da COVID-19 e com a trajetória econômica e social dos países da região.
De acordo com o relatório, a dinâmica d…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Wednesday, April 21, its report entitled Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, an annual publication that analyzes and describes the main results of fiscal dynamics in the region’s countries during the last year.
The document will be unveiled virtually at 12 p.m. local time in Chile (GMT -4) by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, in the framework of the XXXIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which will take place on April 21-23.
In its 202…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo miércoles 21 de abril su informe Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2021, publicación anual que analiza y entrega los principales resultados de la dinámica fiscal de los países de la región durante el último año.
El documento será dado a conocer a las 12:00 p.m. de Chile (GMT -4) de manera virtual por la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, en el marco del XXXIII Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal, que se desarrollará del 21 al 23 de abril.
En su edic…
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…
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