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Cover Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2024
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.
5 September 2023 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Maintain Low Growth Levels in 2023 and 2024
In a new flagship annual report, ECLAC indicates that the region’s countries will continue to face an economic scenario of low growth. It is expected that regional Gross Domestic Product will grow 1.5% in 2024, slightly below the 1.7% estimated for the current year.
27 April 2022 | Press Release

Economic Slowdown Deepens in Latin America and the Caribbean: Average Regional Growth of 1.8% Expected in 2022

Today ECLAC released new economic projections for the countries of the region. Lower expected growth will be accompanied by higher inflation and slow employment recovery.
Portada documento Corporate governance
30 March 2022 | News

Issuance of Sustainability-linked Bonds by Latin American Companies in International Markets Grows Exponentially in 2021
The region’s top three SLB issuers were Brazil (60%), Mexico (28%) and Chile (8%), and the top three sectors transportation (26%), forestry and paper (23%) and food and beverage (22%).
12 January 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Growth Will Slow to 2.1% in 2022 amid Significant Asymmetries between Developed and Emerging Countries
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies 2021, ECLAC emphasizes that 2022 will be a year of major challenges for growth, job creation and tackling the pandemic’s social toll.
26 March 2021 | Op-ed

A development allocation of SDRs should benefit all developing countries irrespective of their income levels
By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
16 December 2020 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Have Positive Growth in 2021, but It Will Not Be Enough to Recover Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the region, ECLAC forecasts an average contraction of -7.7% for 2020 – the largest in 120 years – and a rebound of 3.7% in 2021.
Banner media advisory Preliminary Overview 2020 ENG
11 December 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update its Economic Growth Estimates for the Region’s Countries in 2020 and Provide New Projections for 2021
The annual report “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020” will be released during a virtual press conference offered by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Wednesday, December 16.
6 October 2020 | Press Release

For the Recovery and a Transformation towards Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Societies, Active Macroeconomic Policies must be Maintained and Deepened
ECLAC launched its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, an annual report in which it reaffirms that international cooperation, through better distribution of global liquidity, must underpin the expansion of policy space in the region.
Banner Economic Survey 2020 ENG
1 October 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
The organization’s main annual economic report will be unveiled during a virtual press conference by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Tuesday, October 6.
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 capital flows to Latin America 2018
15 March 2019 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Saw the Best and Worst Conditions for Tapping International Capital Markets in 2018
Over the course of last year, bond issuance from the LAC region slowed, spreads widened and credit quality deteriorated.
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4 September 2017 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Issued US$ 74 Billion in International Bonds in the First Half of 2017

ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.
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14 June 2017 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Issued International Bonds at a Record Pace in the First Quarter of 2017

ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.
Imagen del seminario-taller sobre distribución funcional del ingreso realizado en noviembre.
9 December 2016 | News

ECLAC Organized Seminars in Buenos Aires on Financialization and Functional Income Distribution
Specialists from international organizations, central banks, academia and the private sector participated in two seminars held in September and November.
21 June 2016 | News

New bond issuance in LAC region reached almost 14 billion dollars in March, the highest monthly issuance since June 2014
ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.
9 September 2015 | News

Experts Address Local Finance Challenges in Ibero-American Countries
During the gathering held at ECLAC, participants presented research papers on fiscal and financial ties between different levels of government.
dollars
1 September 2014 | News

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Surged in the First Half of 2014
The region’s international bond sales reached a half-year record of US$ 84 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by ECLAC’s Office in Washington D.C.
money
5 March 2014 | News

Thirty Years after the Debt Crisis, the Region Has Better and Cheaper Access to International Bond Markets
ECLAC study reviews the evolution of external financing of Latin America and the Caribbean since 1982.
dollars
5 March 2014 | News

Study Analyzes the Viability of Expanding the Latin American Reserve Fund to Other Countries in the Region
This kind of institution provides financing to manage external shocks and currency crises, thereby contributing to financial stability, ECLAC says.

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