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2 August 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Organizes First session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Meeting participants will discuss issues such as population growth, migration, teenage pregnancy, poverty, inequality and human rights.
25 July 2013 | Press Release

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Reach 3.0% in 2013
Commission confirms the need for economies to diversify their production structure and increase productivity through greater investment.
23 July 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Present Its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013
Report provides updated growth estimates for the region's countries.
18 July 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Equality Covenants in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Commission's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, addressed an international seminar on development, which was also attended by President Dilma Rousseff.
2 July 2013 | Op-ed

Climate Change and Trade - from Evidence to Action
Op-ed by Osvaldo Rosales, Director of the ECLAC Division of International Trade and Integration (published in ECLAC Notes Nº 76, July 2013).
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2 July 2013 | News

Building Regional Electricity Stations Is Vital for Energy Integration in Central America
The operational launch of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System is the first step towards developing regional generation projects.
Fotografía de un trabajador en una fábrica
2 July 2013 | News

ECLAC and Argentine Province of Santa Fe Developed New Economic Activity Index
The Synthetic Index of Provincial Economic Activity (ISAE) will measure the economic activity of this province simply and in real time.
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2 July 2013 | News

Carbon Footprint - Source of Competitive Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Since 2012, ECLAC has been implementing a project in 14 of the region’s countries that seeks to improve the capacity of the food-export sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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2 July 2013 | Announcement

Call for Papers on Trade Relations between Latin America and Asia-Pacific
The selected articles will be presented at an academic seminar on 21 August 2013 at theECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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2 July 2013 | Announcement

Women's Autonomy in the Digital Economy Will Be Discussed in the Dominican Republic
The 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which regularly brings together officials, activists and experts in gender affairs from the region, will meet from 15 to 18 October 2013 in the Dominican Republic.
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2 July 2013 | News

Land Transport Security Problems Affect the Competitiveness of the Region's Countries
Crimes and thefts involving freight are commonplace on the roads and railways of Latin America. Mexico and Brazil are among the riskiest countries in the world in terms of incidents reported to the authorities.
Photo of migrants
2 July 2013 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean to Analyse the Challenges of Migration and Population Ageing
Meetings in Chile, Guyana and Costa Rica form the lead up to the First session of the ECLAC Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in August in Montevideo, Uruguay.
28 May 2013 | Press Release

Region's Countries Must Strengthen Institutions in Order to Maximize the Contribution of Natural Resources to Development
Latin America and the Caribbean faces the challenge of efficiently investing extraordinary revenue from the current price cycle with social and environmental sustainability.
14 May 2013 | Press Release

New Record High of 173.361 Billion Dollars of Foreign Direct Investment Received by the Region in 2012
At the same time, the United Nations agency also indicated that the profits of transnational enterprises operating in Latin America and the Caribbean have risen fivefold in the past decade.
13 May 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Release New Figures for Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
The main topics of this latest annual report of the Commission include returns on foreign investment in the region and the expansion of trans-Latins.
23 April 2013 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Growth Will Be 3.5% in 2013
Region will be boosted by buoyant internal demand and the recovery in Argentina and Brazil.
22 April 2013 | Press Release

Uruguay Will Host the First Meeting of the ECLAC Regional Conference on Population and Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Luis Almagro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, signed an agreement.
15 April 2013 | Press Release

Digital Economy Represents 3.2% of GDP in Four of the Region's Countries
Today the President of Uruguay attended the opening of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.
28 January 2013 | Press Release

SMEs Can Boost Relations between Latin America and the European Union
The two organizations presented the results of a joint study at the 4th CELAC-EU Business Summit in Santiago, Chile.
15 January 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Overhauls Its Statistical Information Website
New online platform disseminates relevant indicators through applications for various user profiles.

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