Lanzamiento informe: La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe

La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad

Este Informe Especial es el undécimo de una serie que elabora la CEPAL sobre la evolución y los efectos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe. En él se analiza el comportamiento de los principales indicadores económicos y sociales de la región y se presentan nuevas proyecciones económicas para los países, a más de un año de la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19. Asimismo, se formulan propuestas de política para lograr una recuperación transformadora basada en la construcción de un nuevo estilo de desarrollo.…

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Thursday, July 8, a special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The new document, entitled The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity, analyzes the performance of the region’s main economic and social indicators and presents policy proposals for achieving…

Informe de la CEPAL presentará nuevas proyecciones económicas para los países de la región a más de un año de la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 8 de julio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la pandemia de COVID-19 a más de un año de su aparición, y entrega nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento para los países. El nuevo documento, titulado La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad, analiza el comportamiento de los principales indicadores económicos y sociales de la región y presenta …

Relatório da CEPAL apresentará novas projeções econômicas para os países da região após mais de um ano do surgimento da pandemia da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 8 de julho, um relatório especial em que examina o impacto econômico e social da pandemia da COVID-19 mais de um ano após seu surgimento e apresenta novas projeções de crescimento para os países. O novo documento, intitulado O Paradoxo da Recuperação na América Latina e no Caribe. Crescimento com persistentes problemas estruturais: desigualdade, pobreza, pouco investimento e baixa produtividade, analisa o comportamento dos principais indicadores econômicos e sociais da região e apresenta proposta…

United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments

The United States economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020 —the worst performance since the Second World War— but is currently expected to grow by an estimated 6.5% in 2021, the fastest pace in three decades. While there is optimism for the growth outlook this year and beyond, uncertainty and risks prevail. The United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments presents and analyses the developments in the United States economy in 2020 and early 2021, and examines how they could affect financial conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report includes a gender focus…

United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments

The United States economy contracted at a 3.5% annual rate in 2020; faster growth is expected in 2021.…

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Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2020: Facing the challenge of COVID-19

This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2019 and the first half of 2020 and comprises six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and their imapcts. The fourth is focused on the external sector. The fifth chapter focuses on the COVID-19 lockdown measures implemented globally as well as in Caribbean countries and their impact on the tourism and energy secto…

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 year-in-review in times of COVID-19

Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuances in the international market reached their second highest level on record in 2020, while coupons came down and maturity increased from 2019 levels. 1.- In 2020, total LAC bond issuance in international markets reached US$ 145.3 billion, the second highest annual issuance on record. The 2020 total was 23% higher than in 2019 and second only to the historic record of US$ 145.5 billion reached in 2017 2.- Sovereign issuance, in terms of amount, was the highest on record, as governments – with a backdrop of low global interest rates a…

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2020 year-in-review in times of COVID-19

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2020 year-in-review in times of COVID-19 presents and analyses the developments concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020. This report is published three times a year and provides an overview of bond issuances from Latin American and Caribbean issuers, including of green, social and sustainability bonds, as well as bond spreads and credit ratings.…

Balance preliminar de las economías de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana en 2020 y perspectivas para 2021. Febrero de 2021

En 2020 las economías de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana (CARD) sufrieron una profunda y generalizada contracción, que en la mayoría de los casos fue la más severa observada en varias décadas. La CEPAL estima que el PIB promedio de CARD se contrajo un 6,1%, después de 10 años de expansión ininterrumpida. Esta caída se explica principalmente por las medidas de restricción de movilidad y cierre de actividades, que fueron implementadas en mayor o menor medida en cada país de la subregión con objeto de contener la propagación de la enfermedad por COVID 19, así como por una notable contracc…

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the region, ECLAC forecasts an average contraction of -7.7% for 2020 – the largest in 120 years – and a rebound of 3.7% in 2021. In a context of global contraction, Latin America and the Caribbean is the region in the developing world that has been hardest hit by the crisis stemming from COVID-19. In the decade prior to the pandemic, the region was on a low-growth trajectory, and in 2020 it faces an unprecedented combination of negative supply and demand shocks, which is translating into the worst economic crisis in the last 120 years. Although t…

Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2020. Resumo executivo

En su edición 2020, el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el año, y actualiza las cifras de crecimiento y otros indicadores que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19. En particular, el documento presenta nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la región y todos sus países en 2020 y entrega una primera estimación de crecimiento para 2021. El informe analiza los efectos económicos provocados por la pandemia en cada país a la luz de lo…

In Latin America and the Caribbean: Fragile and Uneven Economic Recovery Expected, Warns New UN Report

New York, 25 January — Latin America and the Caribbean will face a fragile and uneven recovery as the COVID-19 crisis may leave lasting scars on the region’s economies, according to the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2021, which was launched today. The report warns that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years to come unless smart investments in economic, societal and climate resilience ensure a robust and sustainable recovery of the global economy. In 2020, the world economy shrank by 4.3 per cent, over two and half times more th…

En América Latina y el Caribe: el nuevo informe de la ONU advierte sobre una recuperación económica frágil e irregular

Nueva York, 25 de enero — Tanto América Latina como el Caribe tendrán que hacer frente a una recuperación frágil e irregular debido a las secuelas a largo plazo causadas por la crisis de la COVID-19 en las economías de la región, según el informe de la ONU sobre la Situación y las perspectivas de la economía mundial en 2021, publicado en el día de hoy. El informe advierte de que el impacto socioeconómico causado por la pandemia de la COVID-19 será tangible durante muchos años, a menos que se lleven a cabo inversiones estratégicas en los ámbitos de la economía, la sociedad y la resiliencia clim…

Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2020. Resumo executivo

Antes da pandemia, a região já mostrava baixo crescimento econômico: em média 0,3% no sexênio 2014-2019, e especificamente em 2019 uma taxa de crescimento de 0,1%. Com a chegada da pandemia, se somaram ao baixo crescimento econômico os choques externos negativos e a necessidade de implementar políticas de confinamento, distanciamento físico e encerramento de atividades produtivas, fazendo com que a emergência sanitária se materializasse na pior crise econômica, social e produtiva que a região viveu nos últimos 120 anos e numa queda de 7,7% do PIB regional. Essa contração da atividade econômica…

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

The decade ending in 2019 saw the highest ever foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Latin America and the Caribbean, which reached their peak in 2012. Since then, foreign investment inflows have declined steadily, bringing into focus, especially in South American countries, the relationship between FDI flows, the macroeconomic cycle and commodity price cycles in the region. In 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean received US$ 160.721 billion in FDI, 7.8% less than in 2018, a decline that is seen intensifying sharply in 2020 when inflows are forecast to drop by between 45% and 55% as a r…

O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2020. Resumo executivo

Na década que terminou em 2019, as entradas de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) na América Latina e no Caribe alcançaram seu máximo valor histórico, fato que ocorreu em 2012. Depois desse ano, a queda dos fluxos de investimento estrangeiro foi quase ininterrupta, tornando evidente a relação que existe na região entre os fluxos de IED, o ciclo macroeconômico e os ciclos de preços das matérias-primas, principalmente nos países da América do Sul. Em 2019, ingressaram 160,721 bilhões de dólares de IED, montante 7,8% menor que o registrado em 2018, de modo que as entradas de IED representaram …

Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2020