ECLAC Notes N⁰ 117

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ECLAC Notes N⁰ 117

26 September 2023|ECLAC Notes

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Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Maintain Low Growth Levels in 2023 and 2024
Official Statistics are an Indispensable Public Good for the Proper Functioning of Societies and Democracy
Executive Secretary of ECLAC Highlights the Importance of Regional Cooperation and Multilateralism at the G-77 and China Summit
Artificial Intelligence Can Contribute to Transforming Development Models in Latin America and the Caribbean to Make Them More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable

In focus

2 Aug 2023

Announcement

Lecture series as part of the seventy-fifth anniversary of ECLAC

We have the honour to invite you to the series of lectures by distinguished scholars to be held in 2023 and 2024 as part of the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of ECLAC.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during his presentation.

31 Aug 2023

News

The Region Needs New-Generation Productive Development Policies that Enable it to Escape the Trap of Low Growth and Open the Door to Future Prosperity

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the TEDxPuraVida 2023 conference that took place in Costa Rica.

27 Jul 2023

Press Release

Authorities from 16 Countries Approve the Creation of the Regional Tax Cooperation Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean

Treasury, Economy and Finance ministers and high-level officials gathered in Colombia at the First Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order signed a joint declaration in which they support this new forum for dialogue and exchange, for which ECLAC will act as technical secretariat.

Group photo of the Meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement

10 Aug 2023

Press Release

Members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement Assume Their Functions

The swearing-in ceremony and first meeting of the Committee elected during the first regional environmental treaty’s COP 2 took place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

Fotografía del memorial en homenaje a Carmelo Soria Espinoza.

12 Sep 2023

News

ECLAC Pays Tribute to the Memory and Legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, 47 Years After His Murder

The Spanish economist and diplomat, who was an official of the United Nations regional organization, was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the dictatorship’s agents in 1976.

Headquarters and offices

Portada boletín comercio exterior MERCOSUR No. 6

23 Aug 2023

News

MERCOSUR’s Exports Recover from the Pandemic’s Effects, Rising 18.2% in 2022

New edition of the bloc’s Foreign Trade Bulletin, prepared by ECLAC, indicates that the challenges for 2023 continue to be linked to strengthening domestic space in the pursuit of greater productive integration.

20 Sep 2023

Briefing note

New Report Presents a Comparative International Study on Biotech Patentability Standards and Criteria

ECLAC, the MDIC and INPI, with European Union support through the Euroclima+ program, held an event on August 24 to launch a study on criteria for the patentability of biotechnology.

Capital Flows to LAtin America and the Caribbean - First Half 2023

9 Aug 2023

Briefing note

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in five charts: First half of 2023

Latin American and Caribbean international bond activity ended the first half of 2023 on a strong note.

20 Sep 2023

Briefing note

The Importance of Carrying Out Socioeconomic and Ecological Evaluations in Public Investment Projects is Stressed

A workshop on Socioeconomic and Ecological Evaluation for public investment projects with the incorporation of elements of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change from the RIDASICC project began in Guatemala.

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