The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Monday, July 17 in the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table, which is taking place in the framework of the third EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels through July 18, with the attendance of Heads of State and Government and senior authorities from the countries belonging to both blocs, along with representatives of the private sector, academia and civil society.
At the high-level round table, ECLAC’s leading authority se…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó el lunes 17 de julio en la Cumbre Empresarial Unión Europea – América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza en el marco de la tercera Cumbre UE-CELAC que se lleva a cabo en Bruselas hasta el 18 de julio, con la asistencia de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno y altas autoridades de los países miembros de ambos bloques, además de representantes del sector privado, academia y sociedad civil.
En el encuentro de alto nivel, la máxima autoridad de la CEPAL moderó un panel titul…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
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