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9 May 2024 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Grow 2.1% in 2024, in a Context of Global Uncertainty

ECLAC updated its economic growth projections for the region’s countries.

8 May 2024 | Press Release

Major Transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models Require Expanding Fiscal Space to Give Sustainability to Public Finances

The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, having brought together authorities from 13 countries’ Finance Ministries, experts and prominent scholars at a global level.

7 May 2024 | Press Release

Surge in Oil and Gas Revenue Drove Up Tax Receipts in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022

OECD, ECLAC, the IDB and CIAT launched a new edition of their joint publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, in the framework of the 36th Regional Fiscal Seminar being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

6 May 2024 | Press Release

Countries that Make Up the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Issue Joint Statement in Support of Brazil’s G20 Presidency

A meeting of PTLAC’s Council of Treasury, Economy and Finance Ministers took place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

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3 May 2024 | Announcement

The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will Bring Together Leaders and Experts to Analyse Fiscal Policy Challenges in the Region

The traditional yearly meeting will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile from 6 to 8 May with the participation of authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

18 April 2024 | Press Release

Eradicating Poverty and Hunger is an Indispensable Requirement for Achieving Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Authorities and delegates from the region’s countries concluded the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development with a firm commitment to accelerate the pace for achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

17 April 2024 | Speech

Remarks at the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024

Remarks by Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

16 April 2024 | Press Release

Countries Call for Revitalizing the Commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Fostering Renewed, Bold Policies and Actions for Accelerating Fulfillment of the SDGs

The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today with the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.

16 April 2024 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Implement Major Transformations and Drive Six Key Transitions to Accelerate Progress Towards Fulfilling the SDGs

The seventh report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.

12 April 2024 | Announcement

UN Deputy Secretary-General, ECLAC Executive Secretary and Other High-Level Authorities Will Inaugurate the Seventh Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The event, convened each year under the auspices of ECLAC, will be held on April 15-18, 2024 in Santiago, Chile.

11 April 2024 | Press Release

Special Edition of CEPAL Review Presents the Vision of the Organization’s Executive Secretary for Moving Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model

This exclusive issue of ECLAC’s main academic publication was unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at a high-level online seminar that featured the participation of prominent scholars.

26 March 2024 | Press Release

Peru Will Be the Host of ECLAC’s Fortieth Session

The country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, and the United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, signed an agreement today in Lima establishing that this meeting will be held on October 8-11, 2024.

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25 March 2024 | News

In 2023, Latin American and Caribbean International Bond Activity Rebounded from the 2022 Lows

The region's issuers placed US$ 89 billion of bonds in international markets in 2023. This total was 40% higher than in 2022 but 35% lower than the average issuance in the three-year period from 2019 to 2021.

4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León

The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.

24 January 2024 | News

Authorities Highlight ECLAC’s Historical Contributions for Moving Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

A ceremony to commemorate this United Nations regional commission’s 75th anniversary was held in the framework of the Special Meeting of UN ECOSOC that is taking place in Santiago, Chile.

24 January 2024 | Speech

Ceremony to Commemorate the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of ECLAC

Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

9 January 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO: The Region’s Low Economic Growth Affected Labour Market Dynamism in 2023

According to a new joint publication by these two United Nations organizations, the increase in the regional employment rate, seen in 2022, slowed significantly in the first six months of 2023, while the participation rate declined.