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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.

Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva CEPAL

7 October 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena: Foreign Direct Investment is at the Center of the Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the INEGI high-level seminar in Mexico, in which she underscored that FDI will play a fundamental role in promoting the creation of formal jobs and reactivating economic activity.

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary.

21 September 2021 | News

ECLAC Urges for Strengthening Welfare States and Moving Towards a Care Society for a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Development and Society after the Pandemic, organized by the UNAM’s University Program for Development Studies.

Portada inversión mexicana en Centroamérica

9 December 2019 | News

Mexico Continues to Be One of the Main Investors in Central America, but Its dynamism is Waning

Since 2011, Colombian FDI has surpassed the amount of Mexican investments accumulated in the region.

29 August 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Equality as the Fundamental Value for Driving Sustainable Development

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document “The Inefficiency of Inequality” during a keynote speech made at UNAM, in Mexico City.

23 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Holds to a Path of Moderate Growth and its Economy Will Expand 1.5% in 2018, Despite External Uncertainties

ECLAC released today its Economic Survey 2018, in which it offers a profound analysis of the evolution of investment in the region.

16 August 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

The document, which will provide updated growth projections for the region’s countries, will be released by the organization’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Thursday, August 23.

5 July 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Falls for the Third Straight Year in 2017, Totaling $161.673 Billion Dollars

In a new annual report, ECLAC calls on governments to incentivize quality investment that is compatible with sustainable development.

29 March 2017 | Press Release

At Tuxtla Summit, ECLAC Called for Promoting Public-Private Partnerships as Instruments of Development Rather Than of Privilege

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, spoke today at the XVI Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Tuxtla Dialogue and Agreement Mechanism, held in San Jose, Costa Rica.

26 October 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls on CELAC and the EU to Take Advantage of the Digital Economy, Innovation and the Fight Against Climate Change as Drivers Towards New Development Paths

In the framework of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the European Union, which was held in Santo Domingo, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for harnessing complementarities among the two regions with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda.

21 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union Must Move Towards Consumption and Production Levels that are Compatible with Environmental Sustainability

ECLAC and the EU-LAC Foundation will present a new document during the next Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the European Union, which will take place in Santo Domingo on October 24-26.

13 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Productivity remains the “Achilles’ heel” of the region’s economies

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations body, opened the first high-level meeting of the OECD Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.

1 September 2016 | News

Mexico Must Boost Investment and Reduce Inequality to Get Out of the Rut of Slow Growth

A study published by ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico explores the long-term trends in that country’s economy.

30 August 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC, CAF and IDB Launch Database on Infrastructure Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean

INFRALATAM presents figures from 15 of the region’s countries for the 2008-2013 period.

26 July 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Recovery of Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Depends on Invigorating Public and Private Investment

The UN organization presented today its 2016 annual economic report, in which it forecasts that the region will contract -0.8% this year.

7 July 2016 | Press Release

On Visit to Germany, Alicia Bárcena Calls For Taking Advantage of Investment Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary launched an initiative for an export platform in the region during meetings with businesspeople and government authorities in Berlin.

27 May 2015 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in the Region Fell 16% in 2014 after a Decade of Strong Expansion

According to ECLAC, rather than trying to recover the FDI amounts seen in recent years, Latin American and Caribbean countries should focus on attracting those flows that will contribute to the diversification of production.