The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated its growth projections on economic activity in 2019 for the region’s countries, slightly lowering its estimate for the regional average to 1.3% compared with the 1.7% foreseen in December 2018, when the institution released its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018.
This new estimate for 2019 -informed today by a press release- is influenced by the complex external scenario as well as domestic dynamics that are being observed in the countries of the region. As in pa…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) actualizó sus proyecciones de crecimiento de la actividad económica para los países de la región durante 2019 y rebajó levemente su estimación para el promedio regional a un 1,3%, comparado con el 1,7% previsto en diciembre 2018 cuando la institución lanzó su informe anual Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018.
La nueva estimación para 2019 -informada hoy mediante un comunicado de prensa- está influida por el complejo escenario externo y las dinámicas domésticas que se han venido observando en los pa…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) atualizou suas projeções de crescimento da atividade econômica para os países da região durante 2019 e reduziu ligeiramente sua estimativa para a média regional para 1,3%, comparado com 1,7%, previsto em dezembro de 2018 quando a Instituição divulgou seu relatório anual Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2018.
A nova estimativa para 2019 é influenciada pelo complexo cenário externo e as dinâmicas internas que têm sido observados nos países da região. Como nos anos anteriores, a CEPAL projeta uma dinâmica …
En el presente documento se hace un balance preliminar de las economías de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá) y la República Dominicana en 2018 y se ofrecen perspectivas para 2019. Es un análisis de coyuntura elaborado por la Unidad de Desarrollo Económico de la sede subregional de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en México, con información disponible al 31 de enero de 2019.
Los datos presentados en las secciones de contexto internacional y rasgos generales de este documento se basan en el informe de la CEPAL Balance Pr…
The Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2018 analyses the performance of the Caribbean subregion to the global economy. It provides a comparative analysis of global economic growth, commodity price performance, Caribbean growth performance, and unemployment. This is then followed by a subsection on fiscal policy and public debt. Subsequent subsections elaborate on monetary policy, and the external sector. Section II presents country briefs for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, together with the member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union …
The report provides an overview of the economic performance for 2017 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight Member States of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), and the outlook for 2018. Data were collected from a review of reports from subregional institutions as well as national governments and interviews with government officials in each of the countries examined.…
In 2018, bond issuance from Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) slowed, bond spreads widened and credit quality deteriorated. The region saw the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets in 2018. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever monthly volume of debt in international markets. On the other hand, December 2018, with no issuance recorded, was the worst December on record for LAC issuers. Bond activity in 2018 was affected by a heavy electoral calendar at the domestic level, and by U.S. interest rate hikes, withdrawal of dollar li…
The Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, one of ECLAC’s most important annual reports, analyzes in its 2018 edition the economic performance of the region throughout the year, the international context and macroeconomic policies implemented by countries, while also providing an outlook for 2019.
The Latin American and Caribbean countries are facing a complex global economic scenario over the next few years, with slower growth expected in both the developed countries and the emerging economies, along with increased volatility in international financial marke…
El Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe, uno de los informes anuales más importantes de la CEPAL, analiza en su edición 2018 el desempeño económico de la región durante el año, el contexto internacional, las políticas macroeconómicas que los países han implementado y entrega perspectivas para 2019.
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan un escenario económico mundial complejo en los próximos años, en el cual se espera una reducción de la dinámica del crecimiento, tanto de los países desarrollados como de las economías emergentes, acompañada por un aumen…
In a meeting held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, authorities and experts discussed international financial volatility, global economic uncertainty and lower perspectives for growth dynamics in 2019 in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
During the seminar on “Latin America and EU Regionalism: Towards a Cooperative Way-out beyond the Crisis”, distinguished speakers addressed the challenges currently facing the region in terms of fiscal, monetary, economic and institutional reforms in the face of the questioning of multilateralism worldwide.
The meeting, or…
La volatilidad financiera internacional, la incertidumbre económica global y las menores perspectivas de la dinámica de crecimiento de los países de América Latina y el Caribe durante 2019, fueron discutidas por autoridades y expertos reunidos este jueves 10 de enero en la sede de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile.
Durante el seminario “El regionalismo en América Latina y la Unión Europea: hacia una salida cooperativa más allá de la crisis” (Latin America and EU Regionalism: Towards a Cooperative Way-out beyond the Crisis) destacados expositores abordaron los desafíos fiscales, monetarios y de re…
The year 2019 looks to be a period in which global economic uncertainties, far from waning, will intensify and will arise from different fronts. This will have an impact on the growth of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, which, on average, are seen expanding 1.7%, according to new projections released today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The United Nations regional organization unveiled its last economic report of the year, the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, at a press conference led by its…
El año 2019 se vislumbra como un período en el que lejos de disminuir, las incertidumbres económicas mundiales serán mayores y provenientes de distintos frentes. Esto repercutirá en el crecimiento de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe las que, en promedio, se expandirían 1,7% según nuevas proyecciones entregadas hoy por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
El organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas dio a conocer su último informe económico del año, el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018, en una conferencia de prensa encabe…
O ano de 2019 se vislumbra como um período em que longe de diminuir, as incertezas econômicas mundiais serão maiores e provenientes de diferentes frentes. Isso repercutirá no crescimento da economia da América Latina e do Caribe que, em média, terá uma expansão de 1,7%, segundo as novas projeções apresentadas hoje pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
O organismo regional das Nações Unidas divulgou seu último relatório econômico do ano, o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2018, em uma coletiva de imprensa liderada pela Secretária-Executi…
The U.S. economic expansion, which is in its tenth year, is approaching record length but not strength. November marked the 113th month of growth for the U.S. economy, and there have been 38 consecutive quarters of growth. This is the second longest expansion on record, only the 1991-2001 expansion is longer, and it is expected to continue into next year and become the longest on record.…
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