Informe sobre el impacto económico en América Latina y el Caribe de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19)

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean—First Quarter 2020 in Times of COVID-19

The spread of the coronavirus, together with a precipitous fall in commodity prices, changed the region’s financial landscape in the first quarter of 2020.…

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit Latin America and the Caribbean in a period of economic weakness and macroeconomic vulnerability. Against this backdrop, the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings with it a combination of external and domestic shocks, will result in the region’s…

Sistemas alimentarios y COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe N° 5: impacto y riesgos en mercado laboral

En esta edición del boletín se analizan los impactos y riesgos del COVID-19 en el mercado laboral agroalimentario y se enuncian algunas propuestas para mitigarlos.…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: First Quarter 2020 in Times of COVID-19

Highlights • In the first quarter of 2020, the spread of the coronavirus, together with a precipitous decline in commodity prices, radically changed the financial landscape for Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) issuers. After a record breaking issuance of US$ 38 billion worth of bonds in January, bond issuance dried-up in February and March, bringing total quarterly issuance to US$ 45 billion. • On March 26, however, Panama successfully placed a sovereign bond in cross-border markets to secure additional resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It was followed in April by other four soverei…

Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19)

El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada en forma conjunta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Oficina para el Cono Sur de América Latina de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT). Durante 2019 la escasa dinámica de la economía regional se puso de manifiesto en la debilidad de la generación de empleo asalariado —específicamente, de empleo registrado— y en el leve aumento interanual de la tasa de desocupación como promedio ponderado a nivel nacional. Los primeros meses de 2020 están marcados por…

Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 3: Risks threatening international trade

This edition addresses the risks threatening international agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the previous issue we reviewed the lessons learned by those who have had to manage disasters. We presented a methodology for analysing and managing the crisis in food systems from a disaster risk reduction perspective.…

Sistemas alimentarios y COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe N° 3: riesgos que amenazan el comercio internacional

En esta edición se abordan los riesgos que amenazan el comercio agroalimentario internacional en América Latina y el Caribe y se presenta una metodología de análisis y gestión de la crisis en los sistemas alimentarios, desde la óptica de la reducción de riesgos de desastres.…

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.5

Regional dialogue to share experiences on fiscal responses to the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean perspective

Measuring the impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation

The aim of this second Special Report is to quantify the economic impact of the pandemic in the short and medium term. With regard the short term —during the course of 2020— estimates shed light on the dynamics of production, employment, poverty and income distribution, based on data available at 17 April 2020, for all the subregions of Latin America and the Caribbean and many of their economies. The report also provides details of the main macroeconomic policy measures to tackle the effects of the pandemic that have been announced to date. Quantifying the decline in economic activity enables …

U.S. Economic Outlook–2019 in review and early 2020 developments

The U.S. economy grew 2.3% in 2019; a recession is expected in 2020.…

Launch of ECLAC's COVID-19 Special Report N⁰ 2

Lanzamiento Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2 de la CEPAL

Latin America and the Caribbean: Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation

América Latina y el Caribe: Dimensionar los efectos del COVID-19 para pensar en la reactivación

COVID-19 Pandemic Will Lead to the Biggest Contraction in Economic Activity in the Region’s History: A -5.3% Drop in 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean through external and domestic factors, the combined effect of which will lead to the worst contraction that the region has ever undergone, exceeding those seen in 1914 and 1930. According to the latest estimates, an average regional contraction of -5.3% is forecast for 2020, ECLAC indicated today while launching a new report. The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented on this Tuesday, April 21, the COVID-19 Special Rep…

Pandemia del COVID-19 llevará a la mayor contracción de la actividad económica en la historia de la región: caerá -5,3% en 2020

La pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) impacta a las economías de América Latina y el Caribe a través de factores externos e internos cuyo efecto conjunto conducirá a la peor contracción que la región ha sufrido desde 1914 y 1930. Según las últimas estimaciones, se prevé una contracción regional promedio de -5,3% para 2020, informó hoy la CEPAL durante el lanzamiento de un nuevo informe. La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, presentó este martes 21 de abril el Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2, titulado Dimensionar los efec…

Pandemia de COVID-19 levará à maior contração da atividade econômica na história da região: cairá -5,3% em 2020

A pandemia do coronavírus (COVID-19) impacta as economias da América Latina e do Caribe por meio de fatores externos e internos cujo efeito conjunto levará à pior contração que a região sofreu desde 1914 e 1930. Segundo as últimas estimativas, está prevista uma contração regional média de -5,3% para 2020, informou hoje a CEPAL durante o lançamento de um novo relatório. A Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, apresentou nesta terça-feira, 21 de abril, o Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2, intitulado Dimensionar os efeitos da COVID-19 …

Dimensionar los efectos del COVID-19 para pensar en la reactivación

El objetivo de este segundo Informe Especial elaborado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) sobre la evolución y los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe es dimensionar sus efectos económicos en el corto y mediano plazo en la región. Para el corto plazo, es decir en el curso de 2020, se presentan estimaciones de la dinámica de la producción y el empleo con base en la información disponible al 17 de abril de 2020, que abarca todas las subregiones de América Latina y el Caribe y muchas de sus economías. Asimismo, se detallan las principal…