America is one of the priority areas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations and, in particular, of ECLAC Natural Resources and
Infrastructure Division (NRID).
Prepared as a contribution to the United Nations Development Account Project: “Facilitating the
Effective Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy through Aid for Trade
Schemes”, ROA 139-7, the present document presents the main activities, carried out by NRID for the
benefit of the landlocked developing countries since the adoption of the Almaty Programme of Action: …
El Presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, la Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Amina Mohammed, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, participarán en la sesión inaugural de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realizará del 7 al 9 de marzo de 2022 en Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témpore de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
Ya está confirmada la asistencia al encuentro de más de 750 personas entre representantes de gobiernos, instituciones inte…
Economic relations between the Republic of Korea and Latin American and the Caribbean have expanded rapidly since 2000. Bilateral trade in goods increased more than fivefold, while the region has also become an important destination for Korean foreign direct investment. The region’s interest in Korea also stems from this country’s successful economic and social development experience, as it developed from being one of the poorest countries in the world to a high-income economy within less than six decades.
To better understand the divergent trends in Korea and the region, this document reviews…
La edición 2008-2009 del Panorama de la inserción internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se divide en tres capítulos. En el capítulo I se analiza la coyuntura económica internacional con una mirada de mediano plazo. Se presta especial atención a las variables que más pueden modificar el escenario global y afectar la inserción internacional de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe. Como ejemplo de los cambios que está generando o acentuando la crisis cabe destacar la creciente importancia de las economías emergentes, con el consiguiente impacto sobre las corrientes comerciales de la…
Among the East and Southeast Asian economies often regarded as the most successful showcases, the People's Republic of China (PRC); occupies an outstanding place. This economy has one of the fastest growing GNPs in the world, and its outward orientation in the post-Mao Zedong era has made the country a significant world trade partner, so that the question of whether or not the economy stays on its sustained growth path will affect the welfare of the world economy in its entirety, including Latin America. The deepening of the ongoing economic reforms, coupled with prudent macro policies, s…
La Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Amina Mohammed; el Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, y otras altas autoridades inaugurarán la séptima reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebrará del 15 al 18 de abril en la sede principal de la comisión regional en Santiago, Chile.
Ya está confirmada la asistencia de más de 1.000 personas entre representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, sector …
11 Abr 2016, 05:30 - 15:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
Debate on Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of innovation and skills development as key components within creative economy policies, as well as Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development and internationalization. Propose cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean in these areas.…
5 - 06 Dic
2019, 06:00 - 15:00
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Evento (Meetings of the United Nations system)
The comprehensive high-level midterm review on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, was held on 5 and 6 December 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York. The midterm review analyzed the status of implementation of the Vienna Programme and was a forum to share best practices and lessons learnt, identify remaining obstacles and constraints encountered and the actions needed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme.
In the occasion, the Unit also participated in the side event: Trade facilita…
In this paper we estimate the fiscal implications of the free trade agreement signed between the United States of America and the five Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Of the five possible effects on fiscal revenue (direct, indirect, elasticity, substitution and induced), in this paper we estimate the first three. The fourth effect is most likely negligible, whereas the estimation of the fifth one would be plagued by uncertainty, so we do not attempt it here. We use comparative statics to estimate the impact. We find the adverse …
26 - 28 Mar
2012, 07:00 - 13:45
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This workshop organized jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the University of Adelaide’s Institute for International Trade (IIT), with the generous financial support of the Australian Government’s Overseas Aid Program (AUSAid). The workshop, held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 26 to 28 March 2012, brought together experienced trade negotiators from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the eleven member countries of the Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano group.…
The objective of this document is to analyse some of the main issues, effects and implications of the FTAA for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) economies. It also considers when relevant and for comparison purposes the cases of non-independent States. The document is divided into seven sections. Following the introduction, the second section describes, albeit briefly, the main issues that are found in the Free Trade Areas literature. The third section introduces the FTAA participants highlighting their economic and social disparities. The fourth section centers on the FTAA underlying principles …
Abstract Concentration in liner shipping means that relatively larger shipping companies are increasing their market share at the expense of the remaining smaller players. Although this process is not new, it has gained strength and is particularly affecting ports and shipping services in developing regions. Because trade is growing as a proportion of world GDP, governments and international organizations attach an increasing priority to improving ports and shipping services. This leads to deregulation, which, together with technological advances, increases the incentives for shipping companie…
El objetivo del documento Ciencia y tecnología en el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano: espacios para innovar y competir es diagnosticar las capacidades de ciencia, tecnología e innovación, y su importancia para la competitividad, de los países que componen el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y Perú) —denominado como países del Arco en lo restante de este documento—, y la región de Asia-Pacífico, identificando espacios de cooperación internacional de transferencia tecnológica y de co…
La octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se realizará en la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, del 31 de marzo al 4 de abril de 2025 bajo la Presidencia del Perú. El objetivo del encuentro es analizar los progresos y desafíos para el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región.
A diez años de la histórica aprobación de la Agenda 2030, esta edición del Foro contará con una serie de diálogos de acción global, regional y nacional.
Durante los …
The effects of globalization and regional integration have not worked well for many Americans and Mexicans. The objective of this document is to assess the proposals of the Trump administration for revising NAFTA, the responses of the Mexican government, and progressive alternatives to both. Therefore, this paper will address what kind of economic policies are needed to achieve more inclusive and sustainable growth in both Mexico and the United States, given their current degree of integration and the changing character of global production and technology.…
The governments of Latin America and the Caribbean have made trade-building efforts a key part of their development agenda, given the broad consensus on the important role played by trade in development policy. Although trade is known to provide opportunities to increase the income of the poor, opening up these opportunities depends on a range of domestic factors which complement trade policy and are equally important for generating growth and reducing inequality. The Division of International Trade and Integration of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has appr…