22 Mar 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:29
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The intensive use of platforms —and the multi-sided nature thereof— in the wake of the lockdown forced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has widespread repercussions for national policies on privacy, cybersecurity and competition the world over. The pandemic has highlighted the shortcomings in regulatory frameworks governing data protection, cybersecurity and competition policy, as well as the need to face the new challenges posed by the increased digitization of economies.
The aim of this document is to analyse the measures taken by competition authorities in Latin America and th…
26 Mar 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:30
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This study identifies the critical success factors that have resulted in the global competitiveness and sustainability of individuals, firms and ventures within the music and film subsectors in Jamaica. To anchor the study of the individual firms and ventures, the study first evaluates the historical evolution and recent trends in the development of the music and film subsectors, including their economic contribution and the main challenges and opportunities for their further development and lessons learned.…
1 Oct 2009, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Brazil has been the most dynamic country of Latin America and the Caribbean in global services trade in the 1990s and 2000s, but compared to other emerging economies elsewhere it is outperformed by China and India. Brazil's rising share in global services trade reflects mostly its increase in the world trade of other services, which include all services except transport and tourism. Brazilian exports of other services are concentrated in architecturalengineering and real estate services. In terms of destinations, the US market accounts for about one half and the European Union…
26 Ene 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:35
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This study analyses the efforts that The Bahamas, Belize and Saint Kitts and Nevis are making to upgrade and diversify their tourism sectors to increase its contribution to inclusive growth. Generally, the study finds that the countries have been making efforts to upgrade and diversify the sector, but this has been affected by resource and institutional constraints. The study proposes key recommendations for strengthening upgrading and diversification.…
28 Abr 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:33
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La apropiación de la Agenda 2030 por parte de las empresas privadas y el diálogo y trabajo colaborativo con los Estados, la academia y la sociedad civil son fundamentales para el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) en América Latina y el Caribe, coincidieron diversos actores en un encuentro realizado en el marco de la primera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, celebrado del 26 al 28 de abril en Ciudad de México.
El evento paralelo sobre el rol del sector privado en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Des…
19 Abr 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:30
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Empresarios de grandes compañías y representantes del mundo de los negocios en América Latina y el Caribe, se reunieron hoy en la CEPAL con autoridades de gobiernos y expertos internacionales para evaluar la participación del sector privado en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), acordados por las Naciones Unidas en su Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Durante la segunda reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realiza en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile, los participantes en la reunión “El …
28 Oct 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) GDP will shrink by between 0.9% and 1% in 2016, according to the latest estimates, the second consecutive year of negative growth and a rate of contraction the region has not seen since the early 1980s. According to the Latin American Economic Outlook 2017, the region should recover in 2017, but with modest GDP growth of between 1.5% and 2%, below expected growth in advanced economies.
According to the report, jointly produced by the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Commission for…
1 Mayo 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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In 2003, flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean continued to shrink for the fourth year running. With this latest decline, Latin America and the Caribbean turned in the worst performance of any world region. This situation was exacerbated by the steady increase in profit remittances and in outflows of other FDI-related resources, which has diminished its impact on the balance of payments. The decrease in FDI inflows over the past few years has varied across subregions and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, however. In Mexico and the Caribbean bas…
1 Jun 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:21
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In its latest edition, the Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean report analyzes in-depth the FDI received by the Caribbean, where these flows are much more significant than in the rest of the region as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The study also examines the impact of FDI on the environment, which has not been measured or regulated sufficiently by countries in the region…
7 Jul 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:38
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La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, llamó a aprovechar las oportunidades y ventajas que ofrece la región a los inversores extranjeros y lanzó una iniciativa de cooperación con empresarios alemanes para generar una plataforma exportadora de América Latina, durante encuentros sostenidos en Berlín.
En una visita de dos días a la capital alemana, Bárcena se reunió con empresarios alemanes con intereses en América Latina durante la conmemoración de los 100 años de la Lateinamerika Verein (Asociación Empresarial para América Latin…
Tourism micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) recognize the importance of digital tools to attract tourists, showcase the company and sell products and services. However, they make basic use of these tools to communicate and promote the company, missing opportunities to improve their competitiveness, productivity and sustainability. This study analyses the state of the digital transformation of tourism MSMEs in the member States of the Central American Integration System (SICA), both their internal capacities and external conditions that affect their ability to innovate. The study …
La innovación, automatización y digitalización de los procesos productivos conllevan numerosas externalidades positivas para las empresas. Entre esos efectos se incluye un aumento de la competitividad y la productividad pues se mejoran los procesos operativos, se facilita el acceso a los nuevos mercados, se fomenta la diferenciación de los productos y se optimiza toda la cadena de valor. Las tendencias de la fabricación inteligente aprovechan esos cambios y ponen de relieve las oportunidades y los retos para las empresas. Existen varios factores que condicionan la adopción de nuevas tecnología…
Latin America and the Caribbean is a large, heterogeneous region that has been open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and is home to two of the top FDI recipient economies in the world: Brazil and Mexico. The trade and investment relationship between the region and the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) has been concentrated on infrastructure and energy, and to a lesser extent commercial and financial services, agriculture and tourism. Both regions could exploit synergies to benefit more from bilateral …
7 Jul 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:45
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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 …