Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 55.2% in 2022, reaching a historic high
In a new report, ECLAC calls on countries to improve their policy design to take advantage of the contribution that FDI can make to the energy transition and to the region’s sustainable productive development. (July 10, 2023) In 2022, Latin America…
Labour inclusion is a critical factor for reducing inequality and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today authorities and specialists inaugurated the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized by ECLAC in collaboration with numerous institutions. (June 27, 2023) Labour inclusion policies, in combination with productive development and social protection policies, are key to reducing inequalities and…
Celebrity designers & beauty queens for Batabano
Cayman: Celebrity designers and beauty queens from Latin America in Batabano’s 40th parade Mayor of La Ceiba and Miss World Honduras to also attend Spectators are in for an amazing show this year as the 40th annual Batabano Street Parade…
Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil’s Dilemma
A look at sub-imperialism and multipolarity in Brazil historically and into the future. By Justin Podur Source: Globetrotter Galeano Names the Problem In the Open Veins of Latin America Eduardo Galeano described an 1870 genocidal war of regime change waged on Paraguay by…
GGGI Deputy Director General and Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, visit the Eastern Caribbean to strengthen cooperation on green growth
From GGGI Thursday, February 23, 2023 — The Deputy Director General and Head of Global Growth Planning and Implementation, Helena McLeod, along with the Director and Head of programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jennifer Zapata of the Global Green Growth…
Informality and working poverty weigh down labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (MEDIA)
News | 07 February 2023 Lima – Latin America and the Caribbean faces a “highly complex and uncertain” labour market in 2023 due to a conjunction of multiple crises that impact labour markets and make it necessary to implement policies…
PAHO and Canada step up efforts to bring COVID-19 vaccines to populations in situations of vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica, 13 January, 2023 (PAHO) – The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced a renewed collaboration to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for populations that have lagged behind in immunization efforts across Latin America and…
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Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will decelerate in 2023 and will grow by 1.3%
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022. (December 15, 2022) In a context of external uncertainties and…
ECLAC will present its flagship report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
The document, which offers updated economic growth estimates for the region’s countries in 2022 and new projections for 2023, will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, December 15….
Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 40.7% in 2021, but did not return to pre-pandemic levels
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to use FDI strategically to strengthen and develop capacities that would contribute to sustainable and inclusive development. (November 29, 2022) In a context of weak economic recovery, Latin America and the…
