ECLAC Notes Nº 78

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ECLAC Notes Nº 78

2 December 2013|ECLAC Notes

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Headlines

ECLAC Launches Study with Recommendations on Promoting Trade and Investment between Latin America and China

Document highlights the need to counteract the current shortcomings in bilateral trade.
Quito, Cuenca and Panama City Were Net Recipients of Immigration in the Past Decade

ECLAC study analyses the migratory pull of eight Latin American cities and the impact on suburban spread.

In focus

2 Dec 2013

News

Illiteracy Affects Almost 38 Million People in Latin America and the Caribbean

The plans and programmes implemented to turn the situation around in 23 countries are analysed in a new ECLAC report.

2 Dec 2013

News

Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector Grows in the Region

According to an ECLAC study, all of the region’s countries more than doubled their energy consumption in the transport sector between 1990 and 2010. There is therefore an urgent need for a new approach to design suitable policies that prioritize energy efficiency.

2 Dec 2013

News

CEPAL Review Celebrates 37 Years Supporting Research on the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

With over 110 editions and over 1,000 articles published in Spanish and English (as well as special issues in French, Portuguese and Mandarin), the CEPAL Review is the main academic publication of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Headquarters and offices

2 Dec 2013

News

ECLAC Promotes Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean in Association with ESCAP

The ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Port-of-Spain supports the use of information and communications technologies in this area.

2 Dec 2013

News

Study Explores Link between Economic Growth, Social Cohesion and Equality in the Region

The document, drafted by experts at the ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Mexico, analyses the subject of violence.

2 Dec 2013

News

The United States Offers Opportunities for Organic Growers from Latin America and the Caribbean

A report prepared by ECLAC Office in Washington D.C. provides an overview of the current regulatory framework of the U.S. organic food market.

2 Dec 2013

News

ECLAC Fosters Territorial Development in Colombia with Competitiveness Indicator

The Colombia Office of the Commission prepared a ranking to guide public policymaking and stimulate private decisions that can combine to yield higher levels of territorial development.

Opinion

2 Dec 2013

Op-ed

How Cooperation between Norway and Latin America Can Help to Reduce Socioeconomic Inequalities

In this article, Benedicte Bull and Kalle Moene, researchers from the University of Oslo, analyse the successful experience of Norway in terms of growth with equality.

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