A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) lançará seu relatório anual O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e no Caribe 2019 na quarta-feira, 14 de agosto, às 11h (12h de Brasília) na sede da Comissão Regional da ONU em Santiago, Chile.
A Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, apresentará em uma coletiva de imprensa as principais conclusões do estudo, que examina não somente a evolução mundial e regional das entradas de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) mas também, a contribuição desses fluxos para os processos de desenvolvimento produtivo na regiã…
The economies of North America have sustained strong trade and investment links over the 25 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In this space for economic cooperation, regional value chains have emerged that have allowed North American companies to handle strong international competition. That scenario provides the context for this new publication by ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico.
The document Productive Links in North America (in Spanish only), published in May 2019, reviews the degree of economic integration between Mexico, the United States and Canada. It …
Las economías de América del Norte han mantenido fuertes vínculos de comercio e inversión en 25 años del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN). En este espacio de cooperación económica han surgido cadenas de valor regionales que han permitido a las empresas de América del Norte enfrentar la fuerte competencia internacional. En este escenario se enmarca la nueva publicación de la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México.
El documento Vínculos productivos en América del Norte, publicado en mayo de 2019, revisa el grado de integración económica entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá…
As economias da América do Norte mantiveram fortes vínculos de comércio e investimento em 25 anos do Tratado de Livre Comércio da América do Norte (NAFTA). Nesse espaço de cooperação econômica surgiram cadeias de valor regionais que permitiram que as empresas da América do Norte enfrentassem a forte concorrência internacional. Neste cenário, aparece a nova publicação da Sede Sub-Regional da CEPAL no México.
O documento Vínculos produtivos na América do Norte, publicado em maio de 2019, examina o grau de integração econômica entre México, Estados Unidos e Canadá. Analisa a competitividade…
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 2019) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…
European and German investments in specific sectors of the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean – such as renewable energy, electromobility and automobiles, and the digital economy and telecommunications – have the potential to diversify the productive structure and contribute to more sustainable development patterns, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, indicated this Tuesday, May 28, at a high-level event held in Berlin, Germany.
The senior authority of this United Nations regional commission spoke on the panel “Why should German CEOs invest in Latin America and the Caribbean?”…
Las inversiones europeas y alemanas en sectores específicos de la economía de América Latina y el Caribe -como las energías renovables, electromovilidad y automotriz, y economía digital y telecomunicaciones- tienen el potencial de diversificar la estructura productiva y de contribuir a patrones de desarrollo más sostenibles, señaló este martes 28 de mayo Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante un evento de alto nivel realizado en Berlín, Alemania.
La máxima autoridad de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas expuso en el panel “¿Por qué los CEO alemanes deberían invert…
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…
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has seen the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets this year. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever monthly volume of debt in international markets: US$ 32 billion. First quarter debt issuance in international markets…
Most of the literature about the effects of portfolio capital inflows to developing countries focuses on how macroeconomic stability is affected. Very little has been said on the long-run consequences that temporary booms in portfolio capital flows may bear by affecting the productive structure, particularly manufacturing development, of developing countries. The present paper tries to partially fill this gap. We first build a simple theoretical model to show how booming portfolio inflows may interact with domestic speculation at home, giving rise to a climate of financial euphoria featuring a…
Este documento parte de la creciente presencia socioeconómica de la República Popular China, particularmente en el comercio y la inversión extranjera directa, así como la creciente importancia desde una perspectiva geopolítica que han conducido a tensiones entre los Estados Unidos y China. El documento tiene como objetivo analizar las condiciones actuales del comercio y las inversiones entre Centroamérica —conformada por Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá— y China, con énfasis en un grupo de propuestas de política sobre los siguientes temas: contexto geopolítico g…
The economic challenges in the Caribbean can be linked in significant measure to the region’s external vulnerability. This paper looks at trends in financial flows in the context of the region’s need to strengthen its resilience. It starts by focusing on three concepts: vulnerability, fragility and resilience-building. Vulnerability is looked at as a ‘structural’ variable, dictated by geography and reinforced by economic forces. Fragility is looked at as a ‘process’ variable, a recurring feature of the workings of the institutions, underscored by a shortage of resources, and missing systems fo…
This publication sets out and analyses the main foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
In 2017, certain trends that had already emerged in the global economic landscape became more established. In particular, announcements of potential restrictions on trade and pressures to relocate production to developed countries were confirmed. At the same time, China has taken steps to restrict outflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to align these flows with its strategic plan. Adding to these factors is the expansion of digital technologi…
En este informe anual de la CEPAL se presentan y analizan las principales tendencias de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) en los países de América Latina y el Caribe.
En 2017 se profundizaron algunas tendencias en el escenario económico mundial que han generado un clima de incertidumbre para las inversiones transfronterizas. En particular, se confirmaron anuncios de posibles restricciones comerciales y presiones para relocalizar la producción en los países desarrollados. Al mismo tiempo, las autoridades de China han tomado medidas para restringir las salidas de inversión extranjera directa…
The document summarizes the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean as regards economic, social and population affairs, as well as foreign direct investment, trade and gender equality.…
En este documento se expone sintéticamente la situación de América Latina y el Caribe en temas económicos, sociales y de población, así como de inversión extranjera, comercio e igualdad de género.…
In the midst of current global tensions, the countries of the Community of Latin and American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) have the opportunity to renew their strategy of bi-regional cooperation based on multilateralism to advance toward achieving more modern, productive and inclusive societies, in line with the commitments of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a new publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The document The European Union and Latin Ameri…
En medio de las actuales tensiones globales, los países de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) y la Unión Europea (UE) tienen la oportunidad de renovar su estrategia de cooperación birregional, con base en el multilateralismo, para avanzar hacia sociedades más modernas, productivas e inclusivas, en línea con los compromisos de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y del Acuerdo de París sobre cambio climático, plantea la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en una nueva publicación.
El documento La Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe…
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