The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release next Tuesday, August 13 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Low-growth trap, climate change and employment trends, one of the institution’s flagship annual economic reports in which it takes stock of the region’s economies in recent months and updates its growth estimates for each country in 2024 and 2025.
In this edition corresponding to 2024, the report analyzes the regional economic performance and presents economic growth projections for this year and next year.
In addition to examining the macroeconomic situation, the second part of the Economic Survey 2024 takes a special look at the impact of the low-growth trap in which the region is caught on employment dynamics and labor informality. It also gauges the possible impact of an intensification of climate shocks on job creation.
The report – prepared each year by ECLAC’s Economic Development Division – will be presented during a hybrid (in-person and virtual) press conference at the organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -4), led by its Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Members of the media are invited to participate in this press conference, which will be held in ECLAC’s building (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Celso Furtado conference room). Journalists must have their media credentials or IDs with them to gain entry and must get accredited in advance by sending an email to prensa@cepal.org.
The press conference will also be transmitted live via Zoom at the following link:
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-dxmSpxHQhK1b_UOCrBbbQ#/registration
Journalists interested in participating virtually must register in advance. They will receive an automated email with instructions for joining.
The press conference will also be transmitted online via the institution’s website, at https://live.cepal.org/ and on its social media accounts on X (@cepal_onu) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu). Journalists are requested to submit their questions by email ahead of time to conferenciaprensa@cepal.org, and ECLAC’s experts will respond to them during the presentation of the document. Questions will only be taken until 11:30 a.m. local time.
In keeping with tradition, the Economic Survey will include individual notes on the economic performance of each Latin American and Caribbean country in 2023 and the first half of 2024, along with their respective statistical annexes, which will be available on ECLAC’s website (www.cepal.org). The information in these individual country notes will be updated to July 30, 2024.
The full electronic version of this new annual report by ECLAC, along with a press release and the Executive Secretary’s presentation of its main conclusions (in PDF), will be made available on ECLAC’s website on Tuesday, August 13, as soon as the press conference has concluded.
What: Press conference to launch ECLAC’s flagship annual report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Low-growth trap, climate change and employment trends.
Who: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Commission experts in charge of preparing the report.
When: Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -04:00).
Where: ECLAC’s headquarters (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Celso Furtado conference room).
Also by virtual connection via the Zoom platform (prior registration required):
https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-dxmSpxHQhK1b_UOCrBbbQ#/registration
And on ECLAC’s website and at https://live.cepal.org/.
For queries and to arrange interviews, contact ECLAC’s Public Information Unit.
Email: prensa@cepal.org; Telephone: +562 2210 2040.
