Respuesta institucional conjunta al COVID-19 Fomentando modelos de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe - Políticas fiscales para mitigar los efectos de la pandemia y fomentar la inversión para una recuperación sostenible

Esta reunión de expertos brindará un espacio para un diálogo regional entre autoridades de países, organismos internacionales y los expertos en finanzas públicas, para discutir sobre la movilización de recursos y el gasto público, para reducir las brechas estructurales, así como para explorar opciones de política que permitan ampliar el espacio fiscal para mitigar los efectos de la pandemia e impulsar las inversiones para una recuperación sostenible e inclusiva.…

High-level meetings on the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund

The Caribbean Resilience Fund (CRF) is an innovative mechanism to leverage absolutely necessary finance for development while simultaneously reducing the growing and onerous debt burden. In-depth discussions will address the main elements of the CRF; its structure, participation and governance. This will include reflection on optimal housing of the CRF and scope for capitalization of the Fund. The meeting will also explore important next steps for initiating debt swap negotiations.…

Mario Cimoli Analyzed the Socioeconomic Context in the Region in View of the Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Calling for Strengthening of Regional Cooperation

Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), analyzed the complex socioeconomic context in the region today in view of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine at a meeting with the permanent representatives of the regional Commission’s member countries held at United Nations headquarters in New York. The meeting was convened by the UN Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Argentina in their respective capacities as outgoing and incoming president of ECLAC. The meeting was opened by Ambassador Rodrigo Carazo, Permanent Rep…

Séptima Reunión de la Mesa Redonda sobre el Desarrollo del Caribe

Seventh meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable - The Caribbean: Recovery and Repositioning in the context of COVID-19 and beyond The Caribbean Development Roundtable will bring together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as other development partners. All are invited to contribute to the discussions. (Meeting documen…

Seventh meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable

Seventh meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable - The Caribbean: Recovery and Repositioning in the context of COVID-19 and beyond The Caribbean Development Roundtable will bring together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as other development partners. All are invited to contribute to the discussions. (Meeting documen…

Trends and challenges of investing for a sustainable and inclusive recovery

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face a complex macroeconomic environment this year.…

Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Human Capital Formation in the Caribbean

Labour productivity has been on a declining trend in the Caribbean. An examination of this trend revealed a growing concern of skills mismatch in the labour market. At the same time, youth unemployment is high in many countries, with young women and girls twice as likely not to be in education, employment or training. These are troubling signs for human capital formation at a time when Caribbean economies are experiencing low growth, and the global economy is becoming increasingly knowledge based.…

Twenty-first Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.…

The MonCom Seminar: Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data…

An Introduction To CGE Modeling focus upon trade and tax policy

An Introduction to CGE Modeling is designed to introduce fundamental concepts and practices of tax and trade policy assessment. The primary tool used is Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling. The workshop will be a brief introduction to the practice of economic impact analysis, and a presentation of how CGE models are used to provide evidence-based analysis for Caribbean countries. The presentations will explain standard economic theory behind general equilibrium and will provide examples of CGE applications for tax policy and international trade analysis.…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Grenada

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Kitts and Nevis

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Antigua and Barbuda

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, the…

Acta resumida de la tercera sesión, celebrada en la sede de la CEPAL, Santiago de Chile, el martes 29 de marzo de 1960, a las 17:10 horas