El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, instó hoy a los gobiernos y sectores privados de la región a fortalecer las políticas de desarrollo productivo apostándole y colaborando para el desarrollo de sectores dinamizadores del crecimiento y la transformación para avanzar hacia un futuro más productivo, inclusivo y sostenible.
El máximo representante de la Comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas participó en el Foro Económico Internacional América Latina y el Caribe 2025: ¿Cómo retomar la senda de crecimient…
Authorities and specialists reaffirmed today that the measurement based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is incomplete and that it is necessary to move towards a multidimensional measurement of development, during the closing session of an international seminar held at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Seminar on the Measurement of Development and its Relationship to International Cooperation brought together authorities from 21 of ECLAC’s member countries, three associate countries and three international organi…
Monetary metrics are inadequate for reflecting dimensions of well-being that are not directly related to income because they overlook inequalities in the distribution of well-being among different social groups, they fail to capture governance difficulties that erode the quality of democracy and they do not take into account the impacts of environmentally unsustainable practices that endanger the life prospects of present and future generations, according to the authorities and specialists gathered at the Seminar on the Measurement of Development and its Relationship to International Cooperati…
Las métricas monetarias no son adecuadas para reflejar dimensiones del bienestar que no están relacionadas directamente con el ingreso, pasan por alto las desigualdades en la distribución del bienestar entre los diferentes grupos sociales, no captan las dificultades de gobernabilidad que erosionan la calidad democrática y no consideran los impactos de las prácticas ambientalmente insostenibles que ponen en riesgo las perspectivas vitales de las generaciones presentes y futuras, coincidieron autoridades y especialistas reunidos en el Seminario sobre la medición del desarrollo y su relación con …
INAUGURACIÓN DEL SEMINARIO “LA MEDICIÓN DEL DESARROLLO Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA COOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL”
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
Sala de conferencias Raúl Prebisch
27 de enero de 2025, 10.30 a 10.45 horas
Estimadas autoridades de cooperación y estadísticas de América Latina y el Caribe
Señores miembros del cuerpo diplomático acreditados en Chile
Representantes de Agencias de Cooperación al Desarrollo
Colegas, amigas y amigos, sean muy bienvenidos a la CEPAL.
Comienzo estas palabras agradeciendo especialmente a las autoridades de los países latinoam…
The aim of this study is to consolidate the many sources of information on AI in the Caribbean, providing policymakers, academics and decision makers in the Caribbean AI space with a general overview of the AI landscape in the Caribbean, while making initial recommendations and suggesting areas for future research.
Given the pace at which the field of AI is developing, and how quickly AI tools have become generally available to the public, data and research on the impacts of AI and AI readiness are limited. This study is therefore not comprehensive in its assessment. As a desk study, the resea…
The Caribbean’s long-running public debt challenge has been worsened by COVID-19. Recent international interest rate increases and the looming threat of climate change impacts place even more burden on Caribbean governments' budgets. While the Caribbean's average debt burden has risen in the past 13 years, some countries have been able to lower their debt ratios. This study closely examines the performance of two Caribbean countries which over the past 13 years, have seen a sustained downward trend in their debt ratios, Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis, and one country that has seen…
A Roadmap for Business and Community Growth
This infographic outlines key strategies for sustainable business development and community empowerment. It highlights essential steps to enhance data collection, expand into niche markets, and reduce operational costs, while also addressing skills gaps and integrating sustainable practices. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of engaging with local communities, investing in infrastructure, and preparing comprehensive crisis management plans. These actions together form a blueprint for boosting business resilience and fostering community love.…
The United States economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, above the economy’s long-term growth potential and the 3.0% growth recorded in the second quarter, driven primarily by consumer spending. The resilience of consumer spending has been supported by receding inflation and a robust labour market. Employment has increased for 47 consecutive months, but the labour market is softening. Progress in bringing down inflation has stalled over the past three months, with inflation rising from 2.4% in September 2024 to 2.7% in November. The Federal Reserve cut int…
United States trade in goods slowed in 2023, ending the recovery following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as goods exports and imports declined by 2.2% and 4.9%, respectively. The decrease in merchandise trade contrasts with significant improvements in services trade, as exports and imports of services rose by 8.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Recently, exports of digitally enabled services have considerably outpaced those of other services and goods, underscoring their growing importance in the global market.
The relative weight of Latin America and the Caribbean in United States tra…
The United States dollar has increased its importance as an international medium of exchange, maintained its strength as a store of value and reinforced its role as the world’s unit of account. At the same time the capital market has become a major source of funding throughout the world including for developing countries. This context has major financial implications for the United States and for those countries, mainly developing countries, that are anchored to the dollar. These implications are brought to the fore by focusing on some of the main transmission mechanisms of international finan…
Access to credit is a key component for business development. Yet, for women in Latin America and the Caribbean, there are barriers which hinder this access, hamper women’s entrepreneurship and slow economic empowerment efforts in the region. One of these barriers is risk aversion, both as supply and demand constraint. On the supply side, financial institutions may exhibit inherent gender bias by providing lower levels of financing and higher interest rates to women entrepreneurs. On the demand side, women entrepreneurs may refrain from approaching financial institutions for fear of rejection …
Mediante los presupuestos públicos con perspectiva de género se busca orientar el gasto de manera más eficiente para reducir inequidades, tomando en cuenta las necesidades e impactos diferenciados entre mujeres y hombres. En este documento se analizan opciones de sistemas de clasificación y cuantificación del gasto público en género que sean comparables a nivel internacional y estén basados en marcos conceptuales comunes, acordes con los compromisos internacionales que los países han asumido en esta materia a fin de avanzar en el desarrollo de presupuestos públicos con perspectiva de género.…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe presentan una alta vulnerabilidad al cambio climático, lo que deriva en que la política fiscal sea fundamental para garantizar un futuro sostenible y resiliente. La medición del gasto público relacionado con el cambio climático es esencial para gestionar de forma eficiente los recursos y para evaluar el avance de las políticas climáticas y los compromisos internacionales, como los referentes al Acuerdo de París y a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Este proceso requiere la movilización de recursos significativos, lo que puede facilitarse mediante …
Latin American and Caribbean issuers placed US$ 112 billion of bonds in international markets in the first 10 months of 2024. This total was 40% higher than in the same period in 2023. The market remained open to high-yield issuers from the region, but most of the region’s issuances (58%) came from the investment grade sector. After two consecutive years in which sovereign issuances surpassed the 50% mark, corporate bond issuances in the reporting period represented 57% of the total.
The region issued US$ 29 billion in green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in internatio…
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 analyses the complex macroeconomic scenario for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and projects that low economic growth will continue in 2023 and 2024. Inflation is expected to ease, although it will remain relatively high, as will public debt levels. This is coupled with a slowdown in employment, investment and consumption, and rising social demands. The report shows that both external and domestic factors have affected the region’s economic performance.
This edition of the Economic Survey also analyses the macroecon…
En el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2023 se analiza el complejo escenario macroeconómico que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe, y se señala que en 2023 y 2024 continuará el bajo crecimiento económico. Asimismo, se prevé una caída de la inflación, aunque permanecería en niveles relativamente altos al igual que los niveles de deuda pública. A ello se suma un menor dinamismo del empleo, la inversión y el consumo, y crecientes demandas sociales. El informe destaca que existen tanto factores externos como internos que han incidido en el desempeño económico de la r…
Me complace presentarles la edición 2023-2024 del catálogo anual de publicaciones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). A lo largo de nuestros más de 75 años de trayectoria, hemos trabajado incansablemente para ofrecer análisis y propuestas orientadas a fomentar el desarrollo sostenible, inclusivo y productivo en la región. Esta nueva edición del catálogo pone de manifiesto nuestro compromiso continuo con el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, al reunir los aportes más recientes elaborados por la institución.
Durante el último año, la CEPAL ha continuado desem…
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