Esta síntesis de política pública analiza la relevancia que tiene el cambio tecnológico para la mitigación de los gases de efecto invernadero y el aumento de la productividad con base en un análisis de matriz de insumo producto para Argentina y Brasil. El estudio permite identificar los sectores económicos que son responsables de estas emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y que, además, presentan importantes encadenamientos con otras ramas de la producción, de manera que la implementación de este tipo de cambios genere los mayores beneficios posibles a lo largo de la economía de cada país.…
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…
The most recent report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reveals that in 2017, the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic (the CARD region) will experience an average growth rate of 4.5% (4.3% if Panama —where economic acceleration is forecast— is excluded). This compares to a figure of 1.3% for Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole.
The report “Central America and the Dominican Republic: Economic evolution in 2016 and perspectives for 2017. A preliminary overview” (Spanish only), prepared by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mex…
En 2017, los países de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana (CARD) tendrán un crecimiento promedio de 4,5% (4,3% excluyendo a Panamá, cuya economía experimentará una aceleración), mientras que el de América Latina y el Caribe en su conjunto será de 1,3%, revela el más reciente informe de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
El informe “Centroamérica y República Dominicana: evolución económica en 2016 y perspectivas para 2017. Balance preliminar”,, elaborado por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México, señala que la actividad económica de los países de CARD contin…
Em 2017, os países da América Central e a República Dominicana terão um crescimento médio de 4,5% (4,3% excluindo Panamá, cuja economia experimentará uma aceleração), enquanto o da América Latina e do Caribe em conjunto será de 1,3%, revela o mais recente relatório da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
O relatório “América Central e República Dominicana: evolução econômica em 2016 e perspectivas para 2017. Balanço preliminar”, elaborado pela Sede Sub-regional da CEPAL no México, assinala que a atividade econômica dos países da América Central e a República Dominicana …
Low commodity prices in the Caribbean region have negatively impacted the economic growth of commodity exporting economies. Growth among the service producers averaged 1.6 per cent in 2015 but is projected at 2.5 per cent by year end in 2016. The region also struggles with high unemployment of 15.2 per cent in 2015.…
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión de la Quinta Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC)
Bávaro (República Dominicana)
24 y 25 de enero de 2017
Miguel Vargas, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana, Presidente Pro Témpore de la CELAC;
Guillaume Long, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana del Ecuador;
Hugo Martínez, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador;
Syvanie Burton, Ministra de R…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, gave an economic and social overview of the region and detailed the challenges it faces to move toward the sustainable development that the 2030 Agenda proposes amid a complex context, during a presentation before the Foreign Ministers attending the V Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
“Given the great uncertainty today, moving ahead on regional integration is more necessary than ever,” the senior United Nations of…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, expuso hoy ante los Cancilleres asistentes a la V Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) el panorama económico y social de la región y detalló los desafíos que esta enfrenta para avanzar hacia el desarrollo sostenible que propone la Agenda 2030 en medio de un contexto complejo.
“Ante la gran incertidumbre actual, avanzar en la integración regional es más necesario que nunca”, señaló la alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas …
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.…
World economic growth was somewhat disappointing in 2015 due to a series of negative shockswhich affected the performance of a number of emerging and advanced economies. Among these were the continuing decline in commodity prices, periods of financial market volatility, lower capital flowsand subdued global trade (World Bank Global Economic Prospects 2016). The Caribbean has been negatively affected by the decline in commodity prices given the weight of such items in the exports of good producing economies. Overall regional growth declined from 2.8 per cent in 2014 to 1.5 per cent in 2015. Gro…
Las tendencias proteccionistas, la evolución de los flujos de remesas y las posibles modificaciones en las políticas migratorias configuran escenarios de incertidumbre y riesgos para el desempeño económico de América Latina y el Caribe en 2017, señala Daniel Titelman, Director de la División de Desarrollo Económico de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en el tercer capítulo del programa multimedia “Horizontes CEPAL”.
En una entrevista en profundidad, Titelman repasa la evolución macroeconómica de la región desde la crisis financiera de 2009 y analiza las principales…
After two consecutive years of economic contraction, Latin America and the Caribbean will experience a modest growth of 1.3% in 2017, according to new projections released today by ECLAC.
The United Nations regional organization made public its annual Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and Caribbean 2016, in which it calls for revived public-private investment in order to resume short- and long-term growth and confront the risks and growing uncertainties posed by the international scenario.
“We are at a turning point. Latin America and the Caribbean will resume growth but m…