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In Argentina, displaying the main guidelines from ECLAC’s project on Financial Inclusion of SMEs

The main guidelines of ECLAC’s project on financial inclusion of SMEs and the case study of Argentina were presented during a Day on Regional Economic Development in Chaco, Argentina, organized by the Economic and Social Council of the Province of Chaco.…

En Argentina, exposición de los lineamientos principales del proyecto de la CEPAL sobre la Inclusión Financiera de las PyMEs

En una Jornada de Desarrollo Económico Regional en Chaco, Argentina, organizada por el Consejo Económico y Social de la Provincia del Chaco, se expusieron los principales lineamientos del proyecto del la CEPAL y el estudio del caso argentino sobre la inclusión financiera de las PyMEs.…

Cooperación triangular y cambio climático

The rise of green bonds: Financing for development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals present a unique opportunity to promote new instruments and innovative mechanisms for financing social and production development in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Green bonds” are an example of alternative financial instruments becoming increasingly available to investors. This report examines the growing green bond market, with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Monitoring the evolution of Latin American economies using a flow-of-funds framework

Flow-of-funds accounting permit to monitor the financial sector in terms of flows and stocks and to analyze its relationship with the real sector. These show inter-sectoral financial flows, capture balance sheet positions and all financial transactions by instrument, type and economic sector. In this paper we explain the methodology for the construction of flow-of-funds accounts and we exemplify their use for two source cases of study: the Mexican Crisis (1994-1995) and the Asian Crisis (1997-1998). Using similar sources of data, the same methodology and approach for the construction of all t…

The UN Economic Commissions ECLAC and ESCAP took actions to facilitate financial inclusion for SMEs in ASIA and Latin America

The two regional commissions organized a seminar on financial inclusion in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), The Asia Foundation (AF), the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the Center for International Cooperation (CIFC) of the Korean Institute of Finance.…

Las comisiones económicas de la ONU— CEPAL Y ESCAP —tomaron acciones para facilitar la inclusión financiera para las PyMEs en Asia y América Latina

Las dos comisiones económicas organizaron un seminario sobre la inclusión financiera conjunto con el Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), The Asia Foundation (AF), Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) y el Center for Internacional Financial Cooperation (CIFC) del Korean Institute of Finance.…

ECLAC Underscores Strategic Potential of Triangular Cooperation to Give the Region’s Economies an Environmental Big Push

Triangular cooperation, suited to national development priorities, can contribute to giving an environmental push to the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean and to rethinking regional climate policy, taking into account aspects such as investment and technological change, Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained this Wednesday, September 27, in Lima, Peru. This alternative, she said, arises in a context of weakening multilateralism and difficulties to mobilize international resources due to the classifica…

CEPAL resalta potencial estratégico de la cooperación triangular para dar gran impulso ambiental a las economías de la región

La cooperación triangular, sujeta a las prioridades nacionales de desarrollo, puede contribuir a dar un gran impulso ambiental a las economías de América Latina y el Caribe y a repensar la política climática regional, considerando aspectos como la inversión y el cambio tecnológico, sostuvo este miércoles 27 de septiembre en Lima, Perú, Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Esto, dijo, en un contexto de debilitamiento del multilateralismo y de dificultades para movilizar recursos internacionales debido a la clasificación de los p…

Middle Income Countries Require Differentiated and Fair Access to Financing for Development: Alicia Bárcena

Middle income countries require differentiated access to the mobilization of external resources, capital markets, concessional financing and trade, along with bolstered instruments to attract quality foreign direct investment, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), contended today. The regional organization’s most senior representative participated in the second high-level ministerial meeting of like-minded nations that support middle income countries, which was held in New York and coordinated and organized by the Foreign Mi…

Países de ingreso medio requieren acceso diferenciado y justo a financiamiento para el desarrollo: Alicia Bárcena

Los países de ingreso medio requieren de un acceso diferenciado a la movilización de recursos externos, a los mercados de capital, al financiamiento concesional y al comercio, así como a potenciar instrumentos de atracción de inversión extranjera directa de calidad, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La máxima representante del organismo regional participó en la segunda reunión ministerial de alto nivel de naciones afines que apoyan a países de renta media, que se realizó en Nueva York y que fue coordinado y organiz…

Financial Inclusion of SMEs is Fundamental for their Productive Insertion

In the last three decades the financial sector has grown significantly, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, where it has expanded about 18% on average. According to ECLAC, this growth necessitates the design and construction of an inclusive financial system dedicated to productive financing, which is particularly relevant to the region’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The financial inclusion of SMEs, and the innovation policies that regional development banks can apply in this area, were the subject of a seminar held on August 16-17 in Lima, Peru, organized by the Econom…

Inclusión financiera de las pymes es fundamental para su inserción productiva

En las últimas tres décadas el sector financiero ha crecido de manera significativa, especialmente en América Latina y el Caribe, en donde ha aumentado en promedio cerca de 18%. Según la CEPAL, este crecimiento requiere el diseño y construcción de un sistema financiero inclusivo dedicado al financiamiento productivo, lo que es especialmente relevante para las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) de la región. Esta inclusión financiera de las pymes, y las políticas de innovación que puede aplicar la banca de desarrollo regional en este ámbito, fueron los temas de un seminario realizado el 16 y …

A inclusão financeira das PME é fundamental para sua inserção produtiva

Nas últimas três décadas o setor financeiro cresceu de maneira significativa, especialmente na América Latina e no Caribe, onde aumentou em média cerca de 18%. Segundo a CEPAL, este crescimento requer a construção de um sistema financeiro inclusivo dedicado ao financiamento produtivo, o que é especialmente relevante para as pequenas e médias empresas (PME) da região. A inclusão financeira das PME e as políticas de inovação que os bancos de desenvolvimento regional podem aplicar neste âmbito foram os temas de um seminário que teve lugar em 16 e 17 de agosto em Lima, Peru, organizado pela Comiss…

ECLAC Analyzes Structural Gaps in Development in Argentina’s Provinces

ECLAC’s Office in Buenos Aires presented, in two new publications, studies about the main conditioning factors to achieving inclusive and sustainable development found in the Argentine provinces of Tucuman and Chaco. The studies were carried out based on the perspective of structural gaps, with a view to contributing along with subnational governments to determining strategic areas for public intervention to close the existing gaps and to producing an assessment that serves to support strategies to attract financing in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The studies w…