Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

Launch of the report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017

Lanzamiento informe Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2017: A dinâmica do ciclo econômico atual e
os desafios de política para dinamizar
o investimento e o crescimento. Documento informativo

Em sua edição número 69, que corresponde a 2017, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe consta de três partes. A primeira resume o desempenho da economia regional durante 2016 e analisa a evolução durante os primeiros meses de 2017, bem como as perspectivas para o ano em seu conjunto. Examina os fatores externos e internos que incidiram no desempenho econômico da região e destaca alguns dos desafios para as políticas macroeconômicas num contexto externo caracterizado por uma modesta aceleração do crescimento econômico e do comércio global e uma persistente incerteza, que é resultado …

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Economic Performance of Latin American and Caribbean Countries during 2017 will Be Analized in New ECLAC Report

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Thursday, 3 August, its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, a publication updating growth estimates for the region’s countries in the current year. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the report during a press conference that will be held at 11:00 a.m. (GMT – 04:00) at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, and will be broadcast live via Internet at the institution’s Web site. The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean is one of ECLAC’s most…

Desempeño de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe en 2017 es analizado en nuevo informe de la CEPAL

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 3 de agosto su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017, publicación en la que actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento para los países de la región en el presente año. Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, ofrecerá a las 11:00 horas de ese día (GMT -04:00 horas) una conferencia de prensa para presentar el informe en la sede de la Comisión en Santiago, Chile. Será transmitida en directo por internet a través del sitio web de la institución. El Estudio Económico de América…

Desempenho das economias da América Latina e do Caribe em 2017 é analisado em novo relatório da CEPAL

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 3 de agosto, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2017, publicação em que atualizará as estimativas de crescimento para os países da Região no presente ano. Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, fará uma coletiva de imprensa para apresentar o Relatório, na sede da Comissão, em Santiago, Chile, que será realizada às 11h (12h de Brasília) do dia 3 de agosto, quinta-feira, e será transmitida ao vivo por videoconferência para o Escritório da CEPAL no Brasil e, tam…

U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments

In the first quarter of 2017, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4%. Fixed investment was the main driver of growth, while inventories were a large drag. Consumer spending slowed significantly from its pace in previous quarters, but still accounted for about half of GDP growth in the first quarter. · U.S. employers added a seasonally adjusted 1,079,000 jobs during the first six months of 2017, the weakest first-half performance since 2010, according to data the Labor Department. · Productivity was flat in the first three months of the year. Slumping productivity gains have led to…

Centroamérica y la República Dominicana: evolución económica en 2016 y perspectivas para 2017. Estudio Económico

En el presente documento se analiza la evolución de las economías de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá) y la República Dominicana (CARD) en 2016, y se hace un examen de los primeros meses de 2017 y las perspectivas para el resto del año, sobre la base de información disponible al 30 de junio de 2017. Es un análisis de coyuntura elaborado por la Unidad de Desarrollo Económico (UDE) de la Sede Subregional de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en México. El documento ofrece una actualización de la versión publicada en febrer…

The use of high-frequency indicators in short-term forecasting models: The case of Latin American and Caribbean countries

The importance of sound and accurate early estimates of economic activity is of utmost importance to national economic authorities at the time of the decision-making process, and to the various agents involved in the economic analysis and follow up of the short-term economic prospects. In this context, the availability of short-term forecasts for quarterly GDP growth rates becomes highly relevant. In Latin America and the Caribbean an increasing amount of countries is producing high frequency economic data, and there has been an increasing interest by national authorities to use this data to i…

Labour Conditions Seen Continuing to Weaken in 2017 and Urban Unemployment Could Exceed 9% in the Region

The average rate of urban unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise again in 2017 to 9.2%, in a year characterized by modest economic growth that will not be sufficient to counteract the labour market’s weak conditions, according to a new report released today by ECLAC and the International Labour Organization (ILO). In the new edition of their joint publication Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which analyzes the regional labour market’s performance in 2016, the two organizations indicate that last year the urban unemployment rate rose to 8.9% from 7.3% …

Condiciones laborales continuarían debilitándose en 2017 y desempleo urbano podría superar el 9% en la región

La tasa promedio de desempleo urbano de América Latina y el Caribe volverá a aumentar en 2017 a 9,2%, en un año marcado por un modesto crecimiento económico que no será suficiente para contrarrestar las condiciones de debilidad del mercado laboral, según un nuevo informe dado a conocer hoy por la CEPAL y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT). En la nueva edición de su publicación conjunta Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe, que analiza el desempeño del mercado laboral regional en 2016, los dos organismos señalan que en ese año la tasa de desempleo urbano aumentó a 8,9% …

Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2016-2017

The Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the Caribbean analyzes in its 2016-2017 edition the economic performance of the region throughout 2016, the international context and macroeconomic policies implemented by countries, while also providing an outlook for 2017. The Caribbean recorded economic growth of only 0.8 per cent in 2016 but growth is expected to rebound to 2.4 per cent in 2017. The poor performance observed in 2016 was primarily due to a 3.7 percent contraction in the goods producing economies, which were hard hit by the decline in commodity prices in general and hydrocarbons i…

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Labour immigration in Latin America

Employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbeanis 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 present edition analyzes the labour market performance in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016 and labour immigration in Latin America.…

Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe: la inmigración laboral en América Latina

El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada en forma conjunta por la División de Desarrollo Económico de 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). En la presente edición se analiza el desempeño de los mercados laborales de América Latina y el Caribe en 2016 y temas relacionados con la inmigración laboral en América Latina.…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent developments

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first quarter of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: - 2017 started with the highest monthly issuance on record for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)’s cross-border bond market, with total issuance reaching US$ 24.2 billion in January. Petrobras led the way, issuing a US$ 4 billion dual-tranche bond on January 9, encouraging other issuers to come to the market. - Although…

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Expand 1.1% in 2017

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated growth projections for economic activity in the region in 2017 and forecasts a 1.1% average expansion for this year, the United Nations body stated today in a press release. This projection is slightly below the 1.3% that was estimated in December 2016. As in previous years, in 2017 the growth dynamics will vary between countries and subregions, ECLAC indicates. The economies of South America, specialized in the production of primary goods – especially oil, minerals and food – will record average growth of 0.6%. This r…

Actividad económica de América Latina y el Caribe se expandirá 1,1% en 2017

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) actualizó las proyecciones de crecimiento de la actividad económica de la región para 2017 y espera una expansión promedio de 1,1% durante este año, según informó hoy el organismo de las Naciones Unidas mediante un comunicado de prensa. Esta proyección se encuentra levemente por debajo de la estimada en diciembre de 2016 la cual era de 1,3%. Al igual que en años anteriores, durante 2017 el crecimiento mostrará dinámicas diferenciadas entre países y subregiones, indica la CEPAL. Las economías de América del Sur, especializadas en la …

At World Economic Forum on Latin America Alicia Bárcena Called for Forging New Compacts in the Region to Resume Growth and Reduce Inequality

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the region’s countries to forge new political and social compacts to resume the path of economic growth – fortifying investment and diversifying the productive matrix – and to combat persistent social inequality, which she described as “one of the great scourges in the region, which conspires against everything.” During a session of the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2017 being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bárcena indicated that “if we want to have a future, we have …