The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 4

Program Supports the Development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for Achieving the SDGs in Cuba

The Cuban financial landscape is marked by unstable, undiversified and largely unsustainable access to sources of development financing. Given the existence of a reduced and narrow range of sources of financing (family remittances, foreign direct investment, bilateral loans, official development assistance), the country depends on current flows – especially exports – to finance production, public services, infrastructure and development. This is an especially adverse context, even though Cuba is a middle-income country. In recent years, the toughening of the U.S. blockade, the effects of the i…

Programa apoya la conformación de un Marco Nacional Integrado de Financiamiento para el cumplimiento de los ODS en Cuba

El panorama financiero cubano está marcado por un acceso inestable, no diversificado y poco sostenible a fuentes para financiar el desarrollo. Dada la existencia de una gama reducida y estrecha de fuentes de financiamiento (remesas familiares, inversión extranjera directa, créditos bilaterales, ayuda oficial al desarrollo), el país depende de los flujos corrientes, especialmente exportaciones, para financiar la producción, los servicios públicos, la infraestructura y el desarrollo. Se trata de un contexto especialmente adverso, a pesar de ser una nación de ingreso medio. En los últimos años, e…

Programa apoia a formação de um Marco Nacional Integrado de Financiamento para o cumprimento dos ODS em Cuba

O panorama financeiro cubano é marcado por um acesso instável, não diversificado e pouco sustentável a fontes para financiar o desenvolvimento. Dada a existência de uma gama reduzida e estreita de fontes de financiamento (remessas familiares, investimento estrangeiro direto, créditos bilaterais, ajuda oficial ao desenvolvimento), o país depende dos fluxos correntes, especialmente exportações, para financiar a produção, os serviços públicos, a infraestrutura e o desenvolvimento. Trata-se de um contexto especialmente adverso, apesar de ser uma nação de renda média. Nos últimos anos, o recrudesci…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 3

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

75 years of ECLAC

New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.…

75 años de la CEPAL

Un nuevo sitio web que destaca las contribuciones de la CEPAL a América Latina y el Caribe a lo largo de 75 años Recorra la historia de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y descubra cómo ha dado forma al pensamiento sobre políticas públicas y de desarrollo y ha apoyado a la región promoviendo iniciativas económicas, sociales y de desarrollo sostenible a lo largo de casi ocho décadas. …

Beyond GDP: statistical challenges of measuring development. Seminar within the framework of the Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Más allá del PIB: desafíos estadísticos para la medición del desarrollo. Seminario en el marco de la XXI Reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Statistical literacy: an enabler of statistical capacity development in the Caribbean

This study reviews the level of statistical skills and competencies of staff of National Statistical Offices of the Caribbean as a critical step in enhancing the statistical capacity of National Statistical Systems in the subregion. Building on discussions of statistical literacy in national policies and regional frameworks such as the CARICOM Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS), the study explores statistical literacy and competencies using self-reported responses of NSO staff to a structured questionnaire that focused on technical expertise of staff and their perceptio…

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…

Building a climate resilient power sector in the context of the Caribbean small island developing States’ energy transition. Policy Brief

In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 12

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe

En 2022, los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan los efectos de una serie de choques que han deteriorado sus condiciones de inversión y producción, entre ellos la crisis financiera global, las tensiones económicas entre grandes polos de la economía mundial, la pandemia de COVID-19, la guerra en Ucrania y el resurgimiento de la inflación, en un contexto en el que se agudiza la emergencia ambiental y se acelera la revolución tecnológica. Numerosos analistas y organismos internacionales hablan de una serie de crisis en cascada entre las que se citan crisis climática, de salud, de emple…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: producción, inclusión y sostenibilidad

Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la CEPAL

Discurso inaugural de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe 24 a 26 de octubre de 2022 Saludos protocolarios Excelentísimo señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la Argentina, Excelentísimo señor André Tinoco, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Presidente del trigésimo octavo periodo de sesiones de la CEPAL, Excelentísimo señor Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Cu…

Suriname assumes chair of Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process. Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…