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3 December 2015 | News

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Presents Opportunities and Risks for the Region’s Countries

The accumulation of origin and better access to Asian agricultural markets are among the benefits, but there is concern about the agreement’s possible impact on the price of medications and on the region's textile producers.

23 October 2015 | News

United Nations Report Highlights Implementation Gaps in Cutting Red Tape for International Trade

Survey conducted by the UN regional commissions, including ECLAC, provides data for 119 countries.

20 October 2015 | Press Release

Regional Trade at a Crossroads: Diversification and Integration in a Global Context of Low Growth

Latin American and Caribbean exports will contract -14% in 2015, in a downward trend that has been intensifying in the last three years, according to a new report by ECLAC.

16 October 2015 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Annual Report On Trade Performance of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference in Mexico City to release the report.

16 July 2015 | Infographic

International Trade in Goods in the Region in 2014

For a second consecutive year, Latin America and the Caribbean had a negative foreign trade balance in 2014 of more than $30 billion dollars, according to official figures from year’s end compiled by ECLAC. The region’s exports decreased 2.1% from a year earlier, while imports fell 0.6%.

25 May 2015 | Press Release

Export Diversification Is the Main Challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean in Its Trade Relationship with China

Although bilateral trade expanded 22 times over between 2000 and 2014, a limited number of basic products still make up the bulk of regional shipments to the Asian giant.

25 May 2015 | Op-ed

China and Latin America: Diversification Is the Key Word

Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (May 2015).

22 April 2015 | Press Release

The Republic of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean Strengthen Investment and Trade Ties

ECLAC prepared a new publication to coincide with a visit by the Asian country’s President to several nations in the region.

31 March 2015 | News

New ECLAC Study Analyzes Outcomes of the Trade Agreements Signed by CARICOM

The document recommends Caribbean economies to transform their production systems in order to take advantage of the market access opportunities.

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30 March 2015 | News

Report Analyzes U.S. Trade and Investment Ties with the Region

Latin America and the Caribbean remains a major trading partner for the United States and one of the main destinations for foreign direct investment, ECLAC’s report says.

9 January 2015 | Press Release

“It Is Vital for the Region to Forge Closer Strategic Ties with China”

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, took part in the China-CELAC Forum and held meetings with Chinese authorities and academics.

8 January 2015 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Has a Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Ties with China

The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, is taking part in the first China-CELAC Forum in Beijing.