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portada libro
14 December 2017 | News

What is the Bioeconomy and How Developed is it in Latin America and the Caribbean
This concept has received little public policy attention from countries in the region, despite the contribution it could make toward achieving the SDGs, according to a new study by ECLAC.
portada libro
14 December 2017 | News

The Manufacturing Industry Continues to be Decisive in Development Processes in the Region, ECLAC says
A new book published by the United Nations regional organization seeks to contribute to reflection on industrial policy in Argentina and stimulate debate on the issue in other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
11 December 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Revitalizing the Multilateral Trading System and Putting it at the Service of Sustainable Development
Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena is heading the regional organization’s delegation to the eleventh Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, being held in Buenos Aires.
Alicia Bárcena, durante su presentación en el coloquio internacional realizado en la sede de la UNAM en México
15 November 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Need for a New Development Model at High-level Forum alongside Noam Chomsky and Nobel Prize Winner Mario Molina
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in Mexico City in the international forum “The Siege Upon Civilization: From Wall to Wall,” held at the UNAM’s main campus.
Mario Cimoli, Director de la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial y Oficial a Cargo de la División de Comercio Internacional e Integración de la CEPAL (a la izquierda), junto al Viceministro de Comercio de China, FANG Aiquing
9 November 2017 | News

China and ECLAC Strengthen their Cooperation to Foster Trade and Investment with Latin America and the Caribbean
A representative of the United Nations organization met with authorities from the Chinese government and made a presentation at a massive business gathering.
foto grupal de los participantes en la inauguración de la reunión
10 October 2017 | News

Experts Agree Role of Region’s MSMEs Must Be Rethought to Integrate Them into Fourth Industrial Revolution

Government authorities, international officials and private-sector representatives are participating in the Euromipyme project’s seminar inaugurated today in Mexico.
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2 October 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Organizes Seminar in Mexico to Debate New Generation of Policies and Institutions for Region’s MSMEs
Government officials, specialists and business representatives will participate on October 10-11 in this event of the Euromipyme project, developed with the European Union.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Underscores Progress in the Pacific Alliance Integration Process
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, moderated the V CEO Investment Summit of the bloc in New York, attended by the presidents of Chile and Colombia, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru.
Mapa Argentina
4 September 2017 | News

ECLAC Analyzes Structural Gaps in Development in Argentina’s Provinces
The organization’s Buenos Aires Office presented two new publications about the cases of Tucuman and Chaco.
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4 September 2017 | Announcement

Strategies to Support MSMEs in the Region Will Be Discussed at Two Events in Chile and Mexico
La CEPAL organiza los encuentros en conjunto con otras instituciones en el marco del proyecto Euromipyme que desarrolla con la Unión Europea.
30 August 2017 | Speech

Magisterial Lecture of The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Welcome Remarks by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
10 August 2017 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment toward the Region Continues Downward Trend and Totals $167.043 Billion Dollars in 2016
In its annual report, ECLAC projects a fresh decline in 2017, of around 5%, and calls on countries to create policies to attract flows that support national processes of sustainable development.
7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.
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4 August 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Updated Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, August 10, at 11 a.m. in Santiago, Chile.
25 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s 2017 Summer School Began with a Debate on Globalization and its Impact on the Region’s Economic Structures and Sociopolitical Conflicts
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, headed a seminar in which prominent international specialists participated.
12 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean Focus Efforts on Gender Equality, Climate Change and Debt Relief to Meet 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.
portada documento
14 June 2017 | News

Central America Should Have a Regional Competition Authority, New ECLAC Study Proposes

The Association Agreement with the European Union obligates the countries of the subregion to have an effective competition policy.
17 May 2017 | Press Release

Strategic Alliance between the European Commission and ECLAC is Renewed
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, met in Brussels with Neven Mimica, the European Union Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development.
La sesión especial sobre inteligencia artificial se realizó en el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
27 April 2017 | News

Authorities and Specialists Agree that Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Understand Emerging Technologies to Assess their Opportunities and Risks
A special session on artificial intelligence took place at the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, underway in Mexico City.
7 April 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Current Context is an Opportunity for Changing the Integration Paradigm of Latin America and the Caribbean
At the meeting of the World Economic Forum, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also reaffirmed the need to have a regional digital market.

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