Analiza el uso útil que puede darse a los modelos econométricos, las precauciones metodológicas que debieran tomarse para no abusar de ellos y los problemas técnicos que presenta su estimación.…
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…
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…
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the occasion of the visit by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China Santiago, 25 May 2015 ECLAC Your Excellency, Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Your Excellency, Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, Professor Cheng Hong, Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Xu Shaoshi, Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, Gao Hucheng, Minister of…
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…
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…
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…
La Conferencia es titulada “Política fiscal a través del ciclo económico en países emergentes” (Fiscal policy over the business cycle in emerging markets)…
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…