Report of the Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Informe de la Tercera Reunión de la Conferencia de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2021 year-in-review and the first four months of 2022

Latin American and Caribbean issuance in international debt markets broke an all-time annual record in 2021, reaching US$ 149 billion. It slowed considerably in the first four months of 2022, however: at US$ 38 billion, it was 42% lower than in the same period in 2021.…

Flujos de capitales hacia América Latina y el Caribe: revisión del año 2021 y de los primeros 4 meses de 2022

Después de alcanzar un récord en 2021, la emisión de bonos de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en los mercados internacionales se desaceleró considerablemente en los primeros cuatro meses de 2022.…

Fluxos de capitais para a América Latina e o Caribe: revisão de 2021 e dos primeiros quatro meses de 2022

Depois de alcançar um recorde em 2021, a emissão de títulos da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) nos mercados internacionais se desacelerou consideravelmente nos primeiros quatro meses de 2022.…

Repercusiones en América Latina y el Caribe de la guerra en Ucrania: ¿cómo enfrentar esta nueva crisis?

Presentación informe especial CEPAL sobre los impactos de la guerra en Ucrania en América Latina

Presentación de Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la CEPAL, del informe Repercusiones en América Latina y el Caribe de la guerra en Ucrania: ¿cómo enfrentar esta nueva crisis?…

War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released a new policy brief today that analyzes the war in Ukraine’s economic and social effects on the region and provides recommendations to countries on how to address them. According to the United Nations regional organization, the region’s economies face a difficult scenario in 2022 in an external context of uncertainty, inflation (particularly in food and energy), and a deceleration of economic activity and trade. According to ECLAC’s report entitled Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine:…

Guerra en Ucrania acelera la inflación, reduce el crecimiento y aumenta la pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) entregó hoy un nuevo informe especial en donde se analizan los impactos económicos y sociales de la guerra en Ucrania en la región, y entrega recomendaciones a sus países sobre cómo enfrentarlos. Según el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, las economías de la región enfrentan una coyuntura difícil en 2022 en un contexto externo de incertidumbre, inflación (en especial de alimentos y energía) y desaceleración de la actividad económica y el comercio. Según el informe de la CEPAL titulado Repercusiones en América Latina y el C…

Guerra na Ucrânia acelera a inflação, reduz o crescimento e aumenta a pobreza na América Latina e no Caribe

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) entregou hoje um novo relatório especial no qual se analisam os impactos econômicos e sociais da guerra da Ucrânia na região, e se oferecem recomendações aos países sobre como enfrentá-los. Segundo o organismo regional das Nações Unidas, as economias latino-americanas e caribenhas enfrentam uma conjuntura difícil em 2022, num contexto externo de incerteza, inflação (especialmente em alimentos e energia) e desaceleração da atividade econômica e do comércio. De acordo com o relatório da CEPAL titulado Repercussões na América lat…

Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis?

Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

The Case for Economic Restructuring Post-COVID-19 in the Caribbean

Since the global crisis of 2008-2009, there has been less confidence in the primacy of markets to lead sustainable development among developing countries in general and small island developing States (SIDS) in particular. It is acknowledged that markets need discipline and an institutional context that can support private gains while reducing social costs and delivering less inequality. Prompted by declining competitiveness in leading sectors, and a commitment to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments in the subregion have been developing long-term plan…

Digital Transformation as a Coping Strategy To Deal With The Fallout From The Pandemic In The Caribbean

Caribbean economies have been disrupted by the pandemic and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Therefore, in the short to medium-term, there is need for policies to deal with post-pandemic recovery, including strengthened health and safety protocols, social protection measures and managed economic reopening to stimulate growth and employment.…

Fostering Export Diversification and Structural Change in the Caribbean

As part of the repositioning of the economies of the subregion, economic diversification, and structural change are vital. To achieve these, the subregion must build the requisite economic resilience, among other things, and these must be buttressed by regional integration drivers and various forms of cooperation.…

ECLAC Will Present a New Report Analyzing the War in Ukraine’s Socioeconomic Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Monday, June 6, a new policy brief in which it examines the economic and social impact of the war in Ukraine on the region, and offers countries recommendations on how to address its effects. The new document – entitled Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis? – analyzes economic and social variables as well as the different sectors of the regional economy that have been affected by the armed conflict that began in February of this yea…

CEPAL presentará nuevo informe que analiza los impactos socioeconómicos de la guerra en Ucrania en América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo lunes 6 de junio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la guerra en Ucrania en la región, y entrega recomendaciones a los países sobre cómo enfrentar sus efectos. El nuevo documento, titulado Repercusiones en América Latina y el Caribe de la guerra en Ucrania: ¿cómo enfrentar esta nueva crisis?, analiza las distintas variables económicas y sociales, así como los diferentes sectores de la economía regional que se han visto afectados por el conflicto bélico que comenzó en febrero…

Annotated provisional agenda. Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Annotated provisional agenda. Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2020–2021

This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2020 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and external accounts. The second chapter looks at areas of focus in the Caribbean. The third chapter concludes, while the annex includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and a subregional assessment of the coun…