Pactos políticos para la igualdad y el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe post COVID-19

Launch of ECLAC's Special Report COVID-19 No. 8: Political and social compacts for equality and sustainable development

Lanzamiento Informe Especial COVID-19 N⁰ 8: Pactos sociales para la igualdad y desarrollo sostenible

ECLAC Stresses Crucial Role of Regional Integration and Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for the post COVID-19 Recovery

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted today the key role that the private sector – and chambers of commerce in particular – and regional integration play in the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, while speaking at a high-level, virtual event organized by the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA). The meeting entitled “Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean” forms part of the Annual Conference of AACCLA, which groups 23 American Chambers of Co…

CEPAL recalca rol crucial de la integración regional y la importancia de la asociación público-privada para la recuperación post COVID-19

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó hoy el rol clave que cumple el sector privado -y en especial las cámaras de comercio- y la integración regional, en la recuperación económica post crisis del coronavirus, en un evento virtual de alto nivel organizado por la Asociación de Cámaras de Comercio de Estados Unidos en América Latina y el Caribe (AACCLA, por sus siglas en inglés). La reunión titulada “Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean” se enmarca dentro de la Conferencia Anual de la AACCLA, que agrupa a 23 Cámara…

U.S. Economic Outlook: First Half 2020

The U.S. economy shrank at a 32.7% annual rate in the second quarter of 2020 and at a 5% pace in the first. The decline was driven by a big collapse in private consumption, concentrated in the services sector. Shutdowns to stem the spread of the coronavirus had a deep impact on the economy, particularly on the services sector. Economic forecasts project a rebound in the third quarter that would recoup about half of the output lost in the first half of the year. To return to the previous peak recorded in the final quarter of last year, the economy would need to grow at roughly the same pace in …

Un nuevo paradigma para la cooperación de futuro en América Latina y el Caribe, una región de ingresos medios

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Strengthening Triangular Cooperation in the Region and Fostering its Role as a Catalyst of the Post-Pandemic Recovery

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged today for strengthening triangular cooperation and fostering its role as a catalyst of the post COVID-19 recovery during a regional conference organized by Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the V Regional Conference “Perspectives on Triangular Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean”, whic…

Alicia Bárcena insta a fortalecer la cooperación triangular en la región y a impulsar su rol como catalizadora de la recuperación pospandemia

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a fortalecer la cooperación triangular y a impulsar su rol como catalizadora de la recuperación pospandemia del COVID-19, durante una conferencia regional organizada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de Argentina, y el Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo (BMZ) de Alemania. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas fue una de las principales oradoras de la V Conferencia Regional "Perspectivas de la Cooperación Triangul…

For the Recovery and a Transformation towards Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Societies, Active Macroeconomic Policies must be Maintained and Deepened

It will be essential to maintain and deepen active macroeconomic policies to achieve recovery and economic and social transformation after the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, ECLAC indicated in a report entitled Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020. Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, released today by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, during a virtual press conference. This new edition of the survey, one of the main annual reports produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

Para la recuperación y la transformación hacia economías sustentables y sociedades inclusivas se requiere mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas

Para la recuperación y la transformación económica y social tras la crisis desatada por la pandemia del coronavirus, será esencial mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas, indicó hoy la CEPAL en su informe Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020. Principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19, dado a conocer por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, en una conferencia de prensa virtual. El informe, uno de los principales reportes anuales de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las…

Para a recuperação e a transformação em direção à economias sustentáveis e sociedades inclusivas é necessário manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas

Para a recuperação e a transformação econômica e social após a crise desencadeada pela pandemia do coronavírus, será essencial manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas, indicou hoje a CEPAL em seu relatório: Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2020, divulgado pela Secretária-Executiva, Alicia Bárcena, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual. O Estudo Econômico, um dos principais relatórios anuais da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), apresenta nessa nova edição uma análise dos efeitos econômicos causados pela pandemia em cada país da região, e fo…

Estudio Económico 2020: Políticas Macroeconómicas activas para la recuperación y transformación económica y social

Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Lanzamiento Estudio Económico de ALC 2020

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era

This edition, No. 72 of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, analyses the effects and challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for the region during 2020 and the outlook that is taking shape for the years to come. This study is divided into three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2019, then analyses the first six months of 2020 and the outlook for the remainder of the year. The external and internal impacts of the responses to the pandemic are examined, as are their effects on the region’s economic performance, focusing on growth pa…

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020: principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19

En esta edición número 72 del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe se analizan los efectos y desafíos que la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) plantea en la región en 2020 y el panorama que se perfila para los años venideros. Este estudio consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional en 2019 y se analiza la evolución durante los primeros seis meses de 2020, así como las perspectivas para el año en su conjunto. Se examinan los efectos externos e internos derivados de la lucha contra la pandemia y su incidencia en el desempeño e…

The Hummingbird Vol. 7 No. 10

ECLAC Will Present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, October 6 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, the institution’s flagship annual economic report, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, with special emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and examines the prospects for the coming months. The latest edition of this document – published by the United Nations regional commission since 1948 – will present an analysis o…

CEPAL presentará su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el martes 6 de octubre su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020: Principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19, informe económico anual (flagship) de la institución, que realiza un balance de las economías de la región en el último año, en especial el impacto sufrido por la crisis del COVID-19, y entrega perspectivas para los próximos meses. El documento, publicado por la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas desde 1948, presentará en esta nueva edición …