The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the XXXIV edition of the Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy on June 13-14. For 34 years, this well-regarded regional forum has brought together authorities, specialists, members of civil society and academia to discuss the fiscal policy challenges being faced by the region’s countries.
The meeting features the participation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and has support from the S…
Strengthening social protection systems in the framework of a welfare state is an urgent task in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, the economic and social repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the widespread vulnerability of the region’s countries to ongoing emergencies and disasters, according to the speakers at the opening session of the International Expert Meeting “Towards the consolidation of a welfare state in Latin America and the Caribbean: the future of social protection in an era of uncertainty”, which is taking place virtually this Wednesday, June…
Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), analyzed the complex socioeconomic context in the region today in view of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine at a meeting with the permanent representatives of the regional Commission’s member countries held at United Nations headquarters in New York.
The meeting was convened by the UN Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Argentina in their respective capacities as outgoing and incoming president of ECLAC. The meeting was opened by Ambassador Rodrigo Carazo, Permanent Rep…
The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mario Cimoli, underscored the importance of strengthening and deepening their ties of bi-regional cooperation in the complex global context caused by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during a bilateral meeting held today at the United Nations regional commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Josep Borrell and Mario Cimoli shared their views on topics of mutual interest, such as th…