The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

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.…

Inauguración séptima reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

PALABRAS JOSÉ MANUEL SALAZAR-XIRINACHS, SECRETARIO EJECUTIVO DE LA CEPAL, EN LA INAUGURACIÓN DE LA SÉPTIMA REUNIÓN DEL FORO DE LOS PAÍSES DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE (Santiago, 16 de abril de 2024) Muy buenos días. Estimada Laura Fernández, Ministra de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica de Costa Rica, en su calidad de Vicepresidenta del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. Estimada Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas Estimado Guy Ryder, Secretario General Adjunto de Políticas …

Inauguración de la octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Sr. Félix Denegri, Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú, en su calidad de Presidente del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Sr. Li Junhua, Secretario General Adjunto de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas, Señores y señoras Ministras, ministros y representantes de los gobiernos miembros del Foro y de la CEPAL, Autoridades nacionales y cuerpo diplomático, Coordinadoras y coordinadores residentes, Directoras, directores y colegas de la CEPAL, Colegas del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, Representantes de la…

Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe: ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción

El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible es ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción y de la capacidad de convenir voluntades, buscar acuerdos y alianzas, y avanzar en agendas comunes de cooperación, coincidieron hoy representantes de países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la octava reunión de la plataforma, que finalizó este viernes 4 de abril en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile. A cinco años de que se cumpla el plazo de la Agenda 2030, los…

SIDS 4: Now or never for small island survival

Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean

Strategies for increasing economic resilience in the Caribbean

Foro "América Latina ante la crisis: problemas presentes y desafíos futuros"

Be Ready: Building a Resilient Future for Tourism

A Roadmap for Business and Community Growth This infographic outlines key strategies for sustainable business development and community empowerment. It highlights essential steps to enhance data collection, expand into niche markets, and reduce operational costs, while also addressing skills gaps and integrating sustainable practices. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of engaging with local communities, investing in infrastructure, and preparing comprehensive crisis management plans. These actions together form a blueprint for boosting business resilience and fostering community love.…

A framework for Caribbean medium-term development

This paper examines the key elements of a framework for Caribbean growth and development over the medium-term. The paper notes that while the Caribbean has made major adjustments in a challenging global environment, marked by slower demand, it needs to pursue a new sustainable development framework that integrates economic, social and environmental issues in a seamless way.…

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: Urgent considerations for the Caribbean

New policy options for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago

According to ECLAC Caribbean's latest policy breif , there is room for T&T to expand productive capacity and diversify exports in the agro-processing industry to improve foreign exchange earnings. The Government of T&T has articulated in its National Development Strategy for 2016-2030 and in its 2018 Midyear Budget Review the intention to transition towards a more diversified economy, which produces a broad spectrum of export competitive, high-value products and services. In this context, the government has identified agro-processing as one of the seven economic areas for the establish…

ECLAC lays out framework for building a competitive Caribbean economy

In order to build a competitive economy, Caribbean countries must engage in economic restructuring and diversification practices in several areas, including agriculture, transportation and telecommunications. This, according to the latest policy brief from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean. Entitled `A framework for Caribbean medium-term development’, the brief examined the adjustments that the subregion has made – and the ones that it may need to make – in response to the challenging global environment. It obse…

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Visits ECLAC’s Headquarters in Santiago

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, visited today the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was received by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. During the meeting, both officials agreed to increase bilateral cooperation and technical assistance, especially with regard to the economy and energy. Prime Minister Rowley, who is in Chile on an official visit, was accompanied by a delegation made up of the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Energy and Energy Industries, and the…

ECLAC will Present in Chile Its Latest Economic Report on Latin American and Caribbean's Countries

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, December 14 its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, in which it will update its growth estimates for the region’s countries in the present year and projections for 2018. The report will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, in a press conference at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00). The event will also be broadcast live on the Internet via the institution’s Web site. The 2017 edit…

Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean to Grow Around 1% in 2015, According to ECLAC’s Latest Forecast

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has revised downward its economic growth projection for the region in 2015, forecasting a 1.0% increase in the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the United Nations organization said today in a press release. This revision reflects a global environment characterized by less economic dynamism than what was expected at the end of 2014. With the exception of the United States, industrialized countries have revised their growth estimates downward, and emerging economies continue to decelerate. The region is expected to keep ec…

Conferencia será dictada por Carlos Végh, Economista del Banco Mundial para América Latina y el Caribe, en el marco de su visita a Chile

La Conferencia es titulada “Política fiscal a través del ciclo económico en países emergentes” (Fiscal policy over the business cycle in emerging markets)…

Primer Ministro de Trinidad y Tabago visita sede de la CEPAL en Santiago

El Primer Ministro de Trinidad y Tabago, Keith Rowley, visitó hoy la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde fue recibido por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena. En la reunión, ambos personeros acordaron incrementar la cooperación y asistencia técnica bilateral, en especial en el área económica y energética. El Primer Ministro Rowley, quien se encuentra en visita oficial a Chile, estuvo acompañado por una delegación compuesta por los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores, Industria y Comercio, Energía e Industrias Energética…