The Caribbean outlook. Summary. Recovery and resilience - repositioning the Caribbean post COVID-19

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe

En 2022, los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan los efectos de una serie de choques que han deteriorado sus condiciones de inversión y producción, entre ellos la crisis financiera global, las tensiones económicas entre grandes polos de la economía mundial, la pandemia de COVID-19, la guerra en Ucrania y el resurgimiento de la inflación, en un contexto en el que se agudiza la emergencia ambiental y se acelera la revolución tecnológica. Numerosos analistas y organismos internacionales hablan de una serie de crisis en cascada entre las que se citan crisis climática, de salud, de emple…

New Report Calls on Government Leaders in Latin America to Advance Modern Industrial Strategies Oriented Around Climate and Inclusion Goals

Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL), presented today a new report in which she addresses transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The document entitled Transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A mission-oriented approach, which was commissioned by ECLAC, was unveiled at the …

Nuevo informe llama a los líderes de gobiernos en América Latina a avanzar hacia estrategias industriales modernas orientadas en torno a objetivos climáticos y de inclusión

La Profesora Mariana Mazzucato, Directora Fundadora del Instituto para la Innovación y el Propósito Público (IIPP) de la University College London (UCL), presentó hoy un nuevo informe en el que aborda el cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe, durante un evento paralelo al trigésimo noveno periodo de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que se realiza del 24 al 26 de octubre en Buenos Aires, Argentina. El documento titulado Cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe: un enfoque de política orientada por misiones, que fue encargado…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: producción, inclusión y sostenibilidad

Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la CEPAL

Discurso inaugural de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL Inauguración del trigésimo noveno período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe 24 a 26 de octubre de 2022 Saludos protocolarios Excelentísimo señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la Argentina, Excelentísimo señor André Tinoco, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Presidente del trigésimo octavo periodo de sesiones de la CEPAL, Excelentísimo señor Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Cu…

Suriname assumes chair of Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process. Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…

The Caribbean Outlook. Summary

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development Roundtable meeting in Suriname

What: Seventh (7th) meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable. When: 12 to 13 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 8 am). Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname. Background Information The Caribbean Development Roundtable brings together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as o…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 10

Annotated provisional agenda. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Annotated provisional agenda. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Resilient and affordable housing in the Caribbean: Policy recommendations towards a transformative, green and inclusive recovery strategy. Policy Brief

The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2022

In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today its annual report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: trends and challenges of investing for a sustainable and inclusive recovery, in which it projects 2.7% average economic growth for the current year in a context of acute macroeconomic restrictions that are hurting the region’s economies. According to the report presented at a press conference held at the United Nations organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile, a sequence of crises has led to the scenario of low growth and ac…

Para 2022 se espera que la región retome la senda de bajo crecimiento observado antes de la pandemia de COVID-19 y crecería en promedio 2,7%

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) dio a conocer hoy su informe anual Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2022: dinámica y desafíos de la inversión para impulsar una recuperación sostenible e inclusiva, en el cual proyecta un crecimiento económico para el presente año de 2,7% promedio, en un contexto de fuertes restricciones macroeconómicas que están golpeando a las economías de la región. Según el informe presentado en conferencia de prensa realizada en la sede central del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, una secuencia de crisis ha l…