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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”.
14 December 2023 | Infographic

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
In 2024, it is expected that the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean will maintain the dynamic of low growth.
14 December 2023 | Press Release

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Continues to Exhibit a Low Growth Trajectory: ECLAC
The United Nations regional organization released today its last economic report for the current year, indicating that the region will grow 2.2% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024.
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12 December 2023 | Announcement

New Edition of ECLAC-OECD-CAF and European Commission Report Will Be Launched in Santiago, Chile

The publication “Latin American Economic Outlook 2023: Investing in Sustainable Development” (LEO 2023), will be unveiled on Friday, 15 December, at the United Nations regional commission’s headquarters.
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7 December 2023 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Flagship Report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
The document, which offers updated economic growth estimates for the region’s countries in 2023 and 2024, will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, December 14.
4 December 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents at COP28 Report that Stresses Climate Financing Needs for Latin America and the Caribbean in its Fight Against Global Warming
The document entitled “The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Financing needs and policy tools for the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies” was unveiled by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, during the global gathering that is taking place in Dubai.
24 November 2023 | Press Release

Santiago Levy in Lecture at ECLAC: The Labor Market’s Radical Transformation is an Essential Condition for Socially Inclusive Growth
The renowned Mexican economist and politician was the seventh lecturer to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
6 de November de 2023 | Speech

Intervención en la Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition
Intervención Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
30 October 2023 | Press Release

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD: The World Desperately Needs Solidarity, Fraternity and Multilateralism
The prominent economist and former Vice President of Costa Rica, delivered the seventeenth Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC.
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.
Foto de los participantes sentados en un escenario
5 de October de 2023 | News

El multilateralismo y la cooperación regional son fundamentales para alcanzar un modelo de desarrollo productivo inclusivo y sostenible

Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó en la presentación del documento conjunto CEPAL-FAO-IICA “Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe”.
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4 October 2023 | Announcement

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Will Give XVII Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC
The prominent Costa Rican economist will make a presentation at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on Monday, October 30.
29 de September de 2023 | Press Release

América Latina y el Caribe necesita avanzar hacia un nuevo pacto social para lograr el crecimiento y mejorar la distribución de los ingresos: Revista CEPAL
Nueva edición de la publicación destaca trabajos académicos sobre la urgencia de un acuerdo social de largo plazo en la región para lograr un crecimiento económico equitativo y con mayor inclusión social, los efectos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el mercado laboral, y la relación de las evaluaciones de los alumnos con la productividad de la investigación universitaria, entre otros temas.
29 de September de 2023 | Fact sheet

¿Quo vadis, América Latina? Las dos caras del nuevo capitalismo latinoamericano
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 140, agosto de 2023. Autor: Jorge Katz.
Foto de participantes en el evento
27 de September de 2023 | News

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs: La gobernanza en materia de desarrollo productivo es un tema crucial para el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL expuso en la Conferencia anual del Foro Global de la OCDE sobre Productividad inaugurado hoy en la Cancillería de Chile.
26 de September de 2023 | Speech

Inauguración de la XII reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
26 September 2023 | Press Release

Official Statistics are an Indispensable Public Good for the Proper Functioning of Societies and Democracy
The Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Meeting banner with Ricardo Hausmann's photo.
25 September 2023 | Announcement

Ricardo Hausmann, Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The economist – founder and Director of Harvard University’s Growth Lab – will make a presentation on Thursday, September 28 as part of the activities commemorating the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
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.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during his presentation.
31 August 2023 | News

The Region Needs New-Generation Productive Development Policies that Enable it to Escape the Trap of Low Growth and Open the Door to Future Prosperity
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the TEDxPuraVida 2023 conference that took place in Costa Rica.

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