Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 126, diciembre de 2018. Autores: Giorgio Brosio, Juan Pablo Jiménez e Ignacio Ruelas.…
This paper analyses the relationship between corporate bond issues and the existence of corporate governance frameworks that influence the development of financial markets by reducing information asymmetries and conflicts of interest. To this end, the international corporate bond market is reviewed and corporate governance standards in Brazil and in the four countries belonging to the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA) —Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru— are evaluated using a bond issues indicator developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Andean …
En este artículo se analiza la relación entre la emisión de deuda corporativa y un esquema de gobierno corporativo que incide en el desarrollo de los mercados financieros a través de la reducción de las asimetrías de información y los conflictos de interés. Para ello, analizamos el mercado de deuda internacional corporativa y evaluamos las normas sobre gobierno corporativo vigentes en el Brasil y en los cuatro países del Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano (MILA), a saber, Chile, Colombia, México y el Perú, por medio del indicador de la CEPAL, la CAF y el BID relativo a la emisión de deuda. Las …
Una nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica de este organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, ya está disponible desde hoy en internet. En su número 126 (diciembre de 2018) incluye investigaciones académicas sobre la distribución de la renta, el gobierno corporativo y deuda internacional de las empresas latinoamericanas, y las desigualdades territoriales que genera el reparto asimétrico de los ingresos provenientes de los recursos naturales no renovables de la región, entre otros interesantes temas. La publicación incluye en total 10 artículos de destacados especialist…
Highlights: -In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5% after rising 4.2% in the second quarter. Growth remained strong, but its composition deteriorated, as inventories accounted for almost two-thirds of the growth. Growth was led by consumer spending, which contributed 2.45% to growth, down from 2.6% in the second quarter, and inventories, which contributed 2.3%. -U.S. employers added 2,268,000 jobs from January to November 2018, more jobs than in 2017. Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% at the end of November, the lowest level since 1969, while year…
Due to historically low internal saving rates, access to external financing is very important to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), even more so in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Public financing falls short of what is needed for this task and must be complemented with private flows, which in fact make up the bulk of the region’s external financing. The credit quality of the sovereigns in the region has an important role in determining how costly the access to private external financing can be. This report examines the his…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, December 20 its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, in which it will update its growth estimates for the region’s countries in the present year and projections for 2019. 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 2018 edit…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el jueves 20 de diciembre su Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2018, publicación en la que actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento para los países de la región en el presente año y las proyecciones para 2019. El informe será dado a conocer en una conferencia de prensa ofrecida por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la sede central de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, a las 11:00 horas locales (UTC/GMT -3:00), presentación que será transm…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) divulgará na quinta-feira, 20 de dezembro o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2018, publicação em que atualizará as estimativas de crescimento para os países da Região neste ano, e as projeções para 2019. O Relatório será apresentado em uma coletiva de imprensa pela Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, na sede da Comissão em Santiago, Chile, que será realizada às 11h do Chile (12h de Brasília) e será transmitida ao vivo por videoconferência para o Escritório da CEPAL no Brasil e, também, pelo s…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted today in Paris, France that the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could be a significant opportunity to promote inclusive and sustainable investments. This Friday, December 7, Bárcena made a presentation at the fourth Silk Road Forum, held in the French capital by the China Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) and the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of C…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó en París, Francia, que la iniciativa propuesta por China sobre la Franja y la Ruta (conocida como BRI por sus siglas en inglés, de Belt and Road Initiative) podría ser una importante oportunidad para impulsar inversiones inclusivas y sostenibles. Bárcena realizó este viernes 7 de diciembre una presentación en el cuarto Foro de la Ruta de la Seda (Silk Road Forum), realizado en la capital francesa por el Centro Chino para el Conocimiento Internacional sobre el Desarrollo (CIKD, por …
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has seen the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets this year. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever monthly volume of debt in international markets: US$ 32 billion. First quarter debt issuance in international markets…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has taken steps recently to advance its Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative. A mission led by Deputy Director, Dr. Dillon Alleyne, met with senior government officials and policy makers in Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to discuss progress and to build support for the initiative. ECLAC has long argued that the high debt burden and debt servicing costs of many Caribbean economies have continued to constrain the ability of governments to meaningfully…
La Sede Subregional para el Caribe de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha tomado medidas recientes para impulsar su Iniciativa de Canje de Deuda por Adaptación Climática. Una misión encabezada por el Director Adjunto, Dillon Alleyne, se reunió con altos funcionarios gubernamentales y formuladores de política en Antigua y Barbuda y San Vicente y las Granadinas para discutir los avances y generar apoyo para la iniciativa. La CEPAL ha sostenido durante mucho tiempo que la alta carga de deuda y los costos de servicio de la deuda de muchas economías caribeñas siguen lim…
A Sede Sub-Regional para o Caribe da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) recentemente tomou medidas para impulsionar sua Iniciativa de Troca da Dívida por Medidas de Adaptação Climática. Uma missão chefiada pelo Diretor Adjunto, Dillon Alleyne, se reuniu com altos funcionários governamentais e formuladores de políticas em Antígua e Barbuda e São Vicente e Granadinas para discutir os avanços e gerar apoio para a iniciativa. Há algum tempo a CEPAL vem afirmando que a alta carga da dívida e os custos do serviço da dívida de muitas economias caribenhas continuam limitando a…
The New Development Agenda through 2030 – which calls for making transformative changes and overcoming structural barriers to achieve sustainable development with greater equality, leaving no one behind – represents a paradigm shift in international cooperation with so-called middle-income countries, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated this Tuesday, December 4, at a high-level meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The High-level Meeting on Middle-Income Countries was led by the Pres…