Alicia Bárcena Urges for an Articulated Response to the Crisis, with Greater Cooperation between Multilateral Financial Institutions, to Achieve Sustainable and Egalitarian Growth

The current crisis should serve as an opportunity to achieve broad social and political consensus to implement ambitious reforms through multilateral and regional cooperation, which would allow for achieving sustainable and egalitarian growth that can meet the heterogeneous needs of countries of all income levels, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today. The senior United Nations official spoke at a seminar entitled International financial cooperation amid the Latin American economic crisis, organized by EC…

Alicia Bárcena insta a una respuesta articulada a la crisis, de mayor cooperación entre las instituciones financieras multilaterales, para lograr un crecimiento sostenible e igualitario

La crisis actual debe ser una oportunidad para alcanzar un amplio consenso social y político para implementar reformas ambiciosas a través de la cooperación multilateral y regional, que permita lograr un crecimiento sostenible e igualitario que se haga cargo de las necesidades heterogéneas de los países de todos los niveles de ingresos, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en el seminario La cooperación financiera internacional frente a la crisis económica latinoame…

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean—First Nine Months of 2020 in Times of COVID-19

Global financial conditions have shown signs of stabilization since end of March, due to the action of the major central banks.…

The Caribbean Needs Urgent International Support to Face High Indebtedness, Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Costs of the Pandemic: ECLAC

Caribbean countries, especially the small island States, need support from the international community to confront the “perfect storm” that is looming over them: heavy indebtedness and a liquidity crisis, vulnerability to climate change, and high expenditures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said on Tuesday 27 October during a panel on “Challenges for the Caribbean to build back better,” held in the framework of the thirty-eighth session, which is taking place virtually through Wednesday, O…

El Caribe necesita apoyo internacional urgente para enfrentar alto endeudamiento, vulnerabilidad al cambio climático y costos de la pandemia: CEPAL

Los países del Caribe, especialmente los pequeños Estados insulares, necesitan apoyo de la comunidad internacional para enfrentar la “tormenta perfecta” que se cierne sobre ellos: alto endeudamiento y crisis de liquidez, vulnerabilidad al cambio climático y elevados gastos producto de la pandemia del COVID-19, dijo el martes 27 de octubre Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el panel “Desafíos del Caribe para reconstruir mejor” realizado en el marco del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones, que se celebra hasta el miérco…

For the Recovery and a Transformation towards Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Societies, Active Macroeconomic Policies must be Maintained and Deepened

It will be essential to maintain and deepen active macroeconomic policies to achieve recovery and economic and social transformation after the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, ECLAC indicated in a report entitled Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020. Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, released today by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, during a virtual press conference. This new edition of the survey, one of the main annual reports produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

Para la recuperación y la transformación hacia economías sustentables y sociedades inclusivas se requiere mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas

Para la recuperación y la transformación económica y social tras la crisis desatada por la pandemia del coronavirus, será esencial mantener y profundizar las políticas macroeconómicas activas, indicó hoy la CEPAL en su informe Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2020. Principales condicionantes de las políticas fiscal y monetaria en la era pospandemia de COVID-19, dado a conocer por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, en una conferencia de prensa virtual. El informe, uno de los principales reportes anuales de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las…

Para a recuperação e a transformação em direção à economias sustentáveis e sociedades inclusivas é necessário manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas

Para a recuperação e a transformação econômica e social após a crise desencadeada pela pandemia do coronavírus, será essencial manter e aprofundar as políticas macroeconômicas ativas, indicou hoje a CEPAL em seu relatório: Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2020, divulgado pela Secretária-Executiva, Alicia Bárcena, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual. O Estudo Econômico, um dos principais relatórios anuais da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), apresenta nessa nova edição uma análise dos efeitos econômicos causados pela pandemia em cada país da região, e fo…

Estudio Económico 2020: Políticas Macroeconómicas activas para la recuperación y transformación económica y social

Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Lanzamiento Estudio Económico de ALC 2020

Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the Post COVID-19 World Will Necessitate a New Global and Regional Compact: ECLAC

Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary (PDF in Spanish). The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, stated this Friday that fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the post COVID-19 world necessitates a new global and regional compact that would include a renewed development model oriented towards greater well-being and environmental sustainability, in remarks made during a dialogue entitled “SDG acceleration as a road map for building back better,” which was organized by the govern…

Cumplimiento de Agenda 2030 en el mundo post COVID-19 exige un nuevo pacto global y regional: CEPAL

Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (PDF). La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, declaró este viernes que el cumplimiento la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en el mundo post COVID-19 nos exige un nuevo pacto global y regional que incluya un renovado modelo de desarrollo que se oriente a mayor bienestar y sostenibilidad ambiental, durante un diálogo titulado “Aceleración de los ODS como hoja de ruta para reconstruir mejor”, organizado por el Gobierno de Costa Rica. La reunión fue ina…

Financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: Urgent considerations for the Caribbean

Caribbean Outlook 2.0: “Forging a people centred approach to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean post COVID-19”