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15 December 2023 | Press Release

New Investment Agenda Needed in Latin America and the Caribbean to Boost Growth, Job Creation and Sustainable Development
ECLAC, OECD, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Commission presented a new edition of their traditional annual report “Latin American Economic Outlook 2023: Investing in Sustainable Development”.
Foto del Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL en la testera con otras dos personas
26 October 2023 | News

Productive Development Policies are Key to a Better Production and Work Future and to Fostering Economies’ Global Integration
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated in the “Dialogues on Uruguay’s Future,” where he stressed the need to escalate productive development policies and focus efforts on dynamic sectors to increase growth in the region’s countries and make it more sustainable and inclusive.
10 July 2023 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 55.2% in 2022, Reaching a Historic High
In a new report, ECLAC calls on countries to improve their policy design to take advantage of the contribution that FDI can make to the energy transition and to the region’s sustainable productive development.
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3 July 2023 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release Updated Data on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will hold a press conference on Monday, July 10, 2023.
29 November 2022 | Infographic

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Investment landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean by ECLAC. Foreign Direct Investment inflows to Latin America and the Caribbean rebounded in 2021 after dropping sharply the previous year. There was a 40.7% increase over 2020, to 143 billions of dollars in 2021.
29 November 2022 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 40.7% in 2021, but Did Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to use FDI strategically to strengthen and develop capacities that would contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
Foto de participantes en el evento
25 October 2022 | News

Investment in Strategic Sectors and International Cooperation are Key to the Region’s Development in the Current, Critical Situation
Representatives of governments and international organizations participated in the second day of the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, which is taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Panel of the closing session of the meeting.
13 October 2021 | News

Cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean is an Opportunity to Reduce Global Asymmetries and Support a Transformative Economic Recovery

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, took part in the closing session of the II High-Level CELAC-China Forum and the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum.
Fotografía grupal del evento
11 October 2021 | News

Second CELAC-China Academic Forum Seeks to Strengthen Cooperation between Both to Tackle New Global Challenges
ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena opened the event, which includes the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum, jointly with authorities and distinguished academics.
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.
5 August 2021 | Press Release

Amid the COVID-19 Crisis, Latin America and the Caribbean Received in 2020 the Lowest Amount of Foreign Direct Investment in a Decade
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to channel FDI flows – which are expected to hold steady in 2021 – towards activities that generate greater productivity, innovation and technology.
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2 August 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
The main conclusions of the study, which addresses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, will be released this Thursday, August 5 during a virtual press conference held by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL
20 May 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena: Strengthened Inter-regional Cooperation on the Economy and Other Matters Would be a Great Boost for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level conference organized by UNCTAD and the permanent missions of Belarus and Barbados to the United Nations office in Geneva.
6 May 2021 | Press Release

Negotiations in the Framework of the WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at a high-level roundtable on a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development for Latin American economies.
2 December 2020 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 7.8% in 2019 and a Roughly 50% Plunge is Forecast for 2020
The structural problems of Latin American and Caribbean economies and new international scenarios make it essential for FDI to contribute to driving development with equality and environmental sustainability in the region, ECLAC says in its annual report on this topic.
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30 November 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
The annual report will be released at a virtual press conference this Wednesday, December 2, by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
Cover Capital Flows to LAC 2019
19 March 2020 | News

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Picked Up in 2019, but Credit Quality Declined
In 2019, international bond issuance from the region increased and bond spreads tightened. Credit quality continued to deteriorate, however, although at a slower pace relative to 2018.
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.
14 August 2019 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Increased by 13.2% in 2018, Ending a Five-Year Downward Trend
In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report.
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8 August 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August 14, at 11 a.m. in Santiago, Chile.

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