The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its growth projection for the region’s economies in 2025.
According to new estimates released today, the United Nations organization forecasts that the region will grow 2.0% on average this year, which is four-tenths lower than what was projected in December 2024.
By subregion, the downward revision is greater for the Caribbean (eight-tenths lower, excluding Guyana) and for Central America and Mexico (seven-tenths lower) than it is for South America, where the downward revision is just one-tenth. The growth …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) revisó a la baja la proyección de crecimiento para las economías de la región en 2025.
Según nuevas estimaciones dadas a conocer hoy, el organismo de las Naciones Unidas prevé que la región crecerá en promedio un 2,0% este año, cuatro décimas menos que lo proyectado en diciembre 2024.
Por subregiones, la revisión hacia la baja es mayor para el Caribe (8 décimas a la baja, excluyendo a Guyana) y para América Central y México (7 décimas a la baja), que para América del Sur, donde la revisión a la baja es de solo una décima. Los crecim…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its new 2025 economic growth projections for the region’s countries tomorrow Tuesday, April 29.
In light of the behavior of the region’s economies in the first few months of this year, and taking into account the current situation of persistent volatility and international uncertainty, the United Nations regional organization will update the growth estimates that were released in its most recent flagship annual economic report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, whic…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) entregará mañana martes 29 de abril nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento económico para los países de la región en 2025.
A la luz del comportamiento de las economías de la región durante los primeros meses del presente año, y tomando en cuenta la situación actual de persistente volatilidad e incertidumbre internacional, el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas dará a conocer una actualización de las estimaciones de crecimiento que fueran anunciadas en su más reciente informe económico anual (flagship) Balance Preliminar…
This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2022 and the first few months of 2023 and comprises five 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 impacts. The fourth is focused on the external sector, while the fifth concludes.…
A região da América Latina e Caribe está presa no que a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) chamou de uma armadilha de baixa capacidade para crescer. Em 2024 e 2025, as taxas de crescimento seriam de 2,2% e 2,4%, respectivamente. Embora sejam mais altas do que a média da década 2015-2024 (1,0%), não permitirão fechar as lacunas das economias da região em relação às economias desenvolvidas.
Em 2024 e 2025, os países da região enfrentam um contexto internacional caracterizado por elevada incerteza financeira e comercial e desaceleração do crescimento dos principais parce…
Latin America and the Caribbean is mired in a decades-long growth trap, and further hampered by global and regional conditions that limit the space for macroeconomic policies to spur economic growth in the region. The results of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024 reveal weaker job creation, especially in the formal sector, with young people, women, older persons, migrants and rural dwellers among the most likely to be informal workers. In addition, an intensification of climate change effects will drastically reduce the number of jobs created in the medium term if mit…
América Latina y el Caribe se encuentra en una trampa de crecimiento que se ha prolongado por varias décadas y el contexto mundial y regional limitan el espacio de las políticas macroeconómicas en su favor. Los resultados del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe, 2024 muestran una reducción en la tasa de creación de puestos de trabajo, en especial empleos formales, y que grupos como los jóvenes, las mujeres, los adultos mayores, las personas migrantes y las personas que viven en zonas rurales son más propensos a tener trabajos informales. Además, un intensificación de los efectos de…
The United States economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, above the economy’s long-term growth potential and the 3.0% growth recorded in the second quarter, driven primarily by consumer spending. The resilience of consumer spending has been supported by receding inflation and a robust labour market. Employment has increased for 47 consecutive months, but the labour market is softening. Progress in bringing down inflation has stalled over the past three months, with inflation rising from 2.4% in September 2024 to 2.7% in November. The Federal Reserve cut int…
Latin American and Caribbean issuers placed US$ 112 billion of bonds in international markets in the first 10 months of 2024. This total was 40% higher than in the same period in 2023. The market remained open to high-yield issuers from the region, but most of the region’s issuances (58%) came from the investment grade sector. After two consecutive years in which sovereign issuances surpassed the 50% mark, corporate bond issuances in the reporting period represented 57% of the total.
The region issued US$ 29 billion in green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in internatio…
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 analyses the complex macroeconomic scenario for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and projects that low economic growth will continue in 2023 and 2024. Inflation is expected to ease, although it will remain relatively high, as will public debt levels. This is coupled with a slowdown in employment, investment and consumption, and rising social demands. The report shows that both external and domestic factors have affected the region’s economic performance.
This edition of the Economic Survey also analyses the macroecon…
En el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2023 se analiza el complejo escenario macroeconómico que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe, y se señala que en 2023 y 2024 continuará el bajo crecimiento económico. Asimismo, se prevé una caída de la inflación, aunque permanecería en niveles relativamente altos al igual que los niveles de deuda pública. A ello se suma un menor dinamismo del empleo, la inversión y el consumo, y crecientes demandas sociales. El informe destaca que existen tanto factores externos como internos que han incidido en el desempeño económico de la r…
This year and next, the region’s economies will stay mired in a trap of low capacity for growth, with growth rates that will remain low and a growth dynamic that depends more on private consumption, and less on investment. This is according to the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, ECLAC’s last annual flagship report in the current year, released today by the United Nations organization.
According to this report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the growth rate projected for 2024 is 2.2% and for 2025, 2.4%, with …
Las economías de la región seguirán este año y el próximo sumidas en una trampa de baja capacidad para crecer, con tasas de crecimiento que se mantendrán bajas y con una dinámica de crecimiento que depende del consumo privado, y menos de la inversión. Así lo señala el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2024, último informe anual (flagship) de la CEPAL del presente período, dado a conocer hoy por el organismo de las Naciones Unidas.
Según el reporte de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la tasa de crecimiento proyecta…
As economias da região continuarão este ano e no próximo presas em uma armadilha de baixa capacidade de crescimento, com taxas de crescimento que permanecerão baixas e com uma dinâmica de crescimento que depende do consumo privado, e menos do investimento. É o que aponta o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2024, o último relatório anual (flagship) da CEPAL do presente período, divulgado hoje pela organização das Nações Unidas.
Segundo o relatório da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), a taxa de crescimento projetada para 2024 é de 2,2% e de…
Latin America and the Caribbean is caught in a trap of low capacity for growth, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The region’s economies are projected to expand by 2.2% and 2.4% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Although these figures are above the 2015–2024 average of 1.0%, they are insufficient to close the gap with the economies of developed countries.
The 2024 and 2025 international context is one of highly uncertain financial and trade conditions and slowing growth for the region’s main trading partners. Domestic macroeconomic policy space rem…
América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta lo que la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha denominado una trampa de baja capacidad para crecer. Para 2024 y 2025, las tasas de crecimiento serán de un 2,2% y un 2,4%, respectivamente. Si bien estas son mayores al promedio de la década 2015-2024 (1,0%), no permitirán cerrar las brechas que exhiben las economías de la región con respecto a las economías desarrolladas.
En 2024 y 2025, los países de la región enfrentan un contexto internacional caracterizado por una elevada incertidumbre financiera y comercial, y una desaceleración d…
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