CEPAL Review no. 135

Revista CEPAL Nº 135

Latin America and China: mutual benefit or dependency?

This article seeks to contribute to the debate on China-Latin America relations. It considers whether the trade relations that exist between China and the region are mutually beneficial or, instead, reinforce Latin America’s dependency on the international scenario. The effects of Chinese growth on a group of Latin American countries are analysed using the computable general equilibrium model of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP). Chinese growth was simulated through an expansion of the Chinese capital stock, thus mirroring the trend observed in recent decades. The results suggest a retu…

Digital Public Goods: Driving the Development of Digital Public Infrastructure in the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 12

ECLAC and ILO Call for Urgent Measures to Support the Labour Reintegration of Women and Youth

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a new joint report today in which they indicate that in the current context of crisis, governments in the region face the challenge of supporting the income and labour reintegration of the most vulnerable segments of society – especially women and young people – while also fostering the conditions for creating decent jobs, above all among Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). Furthermore, they sustain that in the medium term reforms will be needed to make la…

CEPAL y OIT llaman a medidas urgentes para apoyar la reinserción laboral de mujeres y jóvenes

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) dieron a conocer hoy un nuevo informe conjunto en el cual señalan que, en el actual contexto de crisis, los gobiernos de la región enfrentan el desafío de apoyar el ingreso y la reinserción laboral de los segmentos más vulnerables de la sociedad -especialmente mujeres y jóvenes- y, al mismo tiempo, favorecer las condiciones para la creación de empleo decente, sobre todo entre las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes). Asimismo, indican que a mediano plazo, será necesario imp…

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Policies to protect labour relations and hiring subsidies amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour Organization (ILO). In its last edition, the two United Nations organizations analyze the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the region’s labour markets during 2020 and 2021, and they stress the importance of the policies implemented by countries to mitigate this impact. According to the report, in 2021 …

Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe: políticas de protección de la relación laboral y de subsidios a la contratación durante la pandemia de COVID-19

El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada en forma conjunta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Oficina para el Cono Sur de América Latina de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT). En su última edición, ambos organismos de las Naciones Unidas analizan los efectos de la crisis causada por la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en los mercados laborales de la región durante 2020 y 2021 y destacan la importancia de las políticas implementadas por los países para mitigar este impacto.…

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: first nine months of 2021

Against the backdrop of low global interest rates and borrowing costs, bond issuances in international markets by Latin American and Caribbean countries totalled US$ 124 billion in the first nine months of 2021, up 6% from the year-earlier period. Of this total, almost US$ 40 billion (31.5%) were issued to finance environmental, social and governance (ESG) projects and strategies. Sustainability-linked bonds were the region’s most frequently used ESG instrument. Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: first nine months of 2021 presents and analyses the developments concerning capital…

Online launch of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2021

Register for the launch event English- Spanish interpretation will be available Despite rapid and well‑targeted policy action to respond to the crisis, the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has been the global epicentre of the COVID -19 pandemic with the greatest socio-economic impacts. Although positive growth is foreseen for 2021, gross domestic product per capita is not expected to return to pre‑crisis levels before 2023‑24. The impact of the crisis has been asymmetric, particularly affecting the most vulnerable groups. The 14th edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook…

Lanzamiento en línea de Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2021

Registrarse para el lanzamiento Interpretación inglés-español disponible A pesar de las acciones de contención y mitigación implementadas para responder a la crisis, la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) ha sido el epicentro mundial de la pandemia de COVID -19, sufriendo los mayores impactos socioeconómicos. Aunque se estima un crecimiento positivo para 2021, no se prevé que el producto interior bruto per cápita vuelva a los niveles anteriores a la crisis antes de 2023-24. El impacto de la crisis ha sido asimétrico, afectando especialmente a los grupos más vulnerables. La decimo…

Evaluating South-South cooperation in six Latin American and Caribbean countries: Shared challenges for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In an increasingly uncertain world, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a point of reference and a road map, and South-South and triangular cooperation have become ever more important for mobilizing additional resources for implementation of the Agenda, for increasing cooperation capacities and for providing flexible solutions to development challenges. The outcome of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation invited interested developing countries to engage in consultations within the framework of the regional commissions, relevant intergovernmental…

Evaluating South-South cooperation in six Latin American and Caribbean countries: Shared challenges for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

En un mundo cada vez más incierto, la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible es un punto de referencia y una hoja de ruta, y la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular se ha vuelto cada vez más relevante para movilizar recursos adicionales para su implementación, incrementar las capacidades de cooperación y brindar soluciones flexibles a los retos del desarrollo. En el documento final de la Segunda Conferencia de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Cooperación Sur-Sur se invitó a los países en desarrollo interesados a que participaran en las consultas que se celebrasen en el marco de las co…

Report of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation: opportunities for renewed international development cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Peru and ECLAC Reaffirm the Strengthening of Cooperation on Economic, Social and Environmental Development

The Government of Peru and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation on distinct matters related to economic, social and environmental development, during an official visit lasting 24 hours that Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, made today to that country. The senior United Nations authority led an official ECLAC mission to Lima, the first since President Pedro Castillo was sworn into office on July 28 of this year, with the aim of reaffirming the organization’s willingness to work jointly on those ar…

Perú y CEPAL reafirman fortalecimiento de la cooperación en materias de desarrollo económico, social y ambiental

El Gobierno de Perú y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmaron hoy su voluntad de fortalecer la cooperación en distintas materias vinculadas al desarrollo económico, social y ambiental, durante una visita oficial de 24 horas realizada por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, a ese país. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas encabezó una misión oficial de la CEPAL a Lima, la primera desde que el Presidente Pedro Castillo asumió su mandato el pasado 28 de julio, con el objetivo de reafirmar la disposición del organismo a trabajar de forma conjun…

Report of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation: opportunities for renewed international development cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Temario provisional. 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