Over the period June to September 2023, data was collected, using online field surveys, in which respondents answered questions on their traffic congestion experience in Trinidad and Tobago. A key assumption which underpinned the method is that commuters (both drivers and passengers) are best able to estimate the amount of time spent in traffic during their daily movements. Most respondents (56 per cent female and 44 per cent male), reported that they commuted at least three times per week in self-driven private vehicles (81 per cent), carrying no passengers.
The problem of vehicu…
El taller tuvo lugar en Lima, organizado por el Programa de Comercio, Género y Desarrollo de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD, por sus siglas en inglés) junto al Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR) del Perú, en el marco del Programa Suizo de Capacidades para Políticas de Comercio (C4TP) de la Cooperación Suiza.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 29. Labour market inclusion of young people and redistribution of care work: challenges and opportunities.
The report indicates that in the first six months of 2023, regional employment increased, but at a significantly slower rate than what was observed in 2022. Likewise, it sustains that in this same period, the participation rate declined, falling further from the levels se…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) dieron a conocer una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe N⁰ 29: Desafíos y oportunidades para la inclusión laboral de las personas jóvenes y la redistribución del trabajo de cuidados.
En el informe se muestra que en los primeros seis meses de 2023 la ocupación regional se incrementó, pero este aumento se atenuó de manera importante respecto al que se había observado en 2022. De igual forma sostiene que, en este lapso, la tasa de partic…
The United States economy expanded by 5.2% in the third quarter of 2023, the fastest pace in nearly two years. Consumer spending was the main driver of economic growth in the quarter, followed by accumulation of private inventories. The third quarter marked the fifth consecutive quarter of growth above the economy’s potential. Labour market growth remained solid, with 2.6 million jobs added from January to November 2023, but is easing. Inflation is also gradually slowing. Despite interest rate hikes in 2022 and in the first half of 2023, the United States economy —supported by a strong job mar…
Supported by retreating inflation and a strong job market, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in nearly two years in the third quarter of 2023.…
To achieve more sustainable development, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean must increase both the levels and the quality of investment, says the Latin American Economic Outlook 2023: Investing in Sustainable Development, presented today in Santiago de Chile at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Headquarters (ECLAC).
According to the 16th edition of the report, more proactive investment strategies are needed to accelerate economic and social progress and remedy enduring structural weaknesses.
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean offer o…
Para lograr un desarrollo más sostenible, los países de América Latina y el Caribe deben aumentar tanto los niveles como la calidad de la inversión, señala el informe Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2023: Invirtiendo para un desarrollo sostenible, presentado hoy en Santiago de Chile en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL).
Según la 16ª edición del informe, se necesitan estrategias de inversión más proactivas para acelerar el progreso económico y social y remediar desafíos estructurales persistentes.
Los países de América Lati…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, its last annual report this year, in which it indicates that the region will stay on a path of low growth, which means job creation will decelerate and informality and gender gaps will persist, among other effects.
According to the report – which was presented at a press conference led by the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs – Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 2.2% on …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) entregó hoy el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2023, su último informe anual del presente año, en el cual señala que la región mantendrá la senda de bajo crecimiento, lo que significará una desaceleración en la creación de empleo y la persistencia de la informalidad y de las brechas de género, entre otros efectos.
Según el informe, que fue presentado en una conferencia de prensa encabezada por el Secretario Ejecutivo de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, en p…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentou hoje o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2023, seu último relatório anual neste ano, no qual indica que a região manterá um caminho de baixo crescimento, resultando na desaceleração da criação de empregos e na persistência da informalidade e das disparidades de gênero, entre outros efeitos.
Conforme o relatório, apresentado em coletiva de imprensa liderada pelo Secretário Executivo da comissão regional das Nações Unidas, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, em média, a América Latina e o Caribe cres…
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