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4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
14 July 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Identifies Room and Areas of Opportunity for Cooperation and Investment Ahead of Summit Between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The new document analyzes 14 areas of opportunity for boosting growth and transforming development models.
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.
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28 March 2023 | News

In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean Bond Issuers Placed their Lowest Annual Amount of International Debt since 2008
According to ECLAC’s latest report on capital flows to the region, the largest slowdown was observed in the corporate sector.
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.
31 October 2022 | Op-ed

Towards Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
23 August 2022 | Press Release

In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average
In a new edition of its flagship annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,” the United Nations organization underlines the challenges of reactivating investment and growth in a context of growing external and domestic restrictions.
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16 August 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update its Growth Projections for Latin American and Caribbean Economies in the Current Year
The United Nations regional organization will provide the new figures next Tuesday, August 23, during the launch of its annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022.”
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.
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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.
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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.
31 July 2019 | Press Release

Economic Slowdown Continues with Regional GDP Expected to Grow by 0.5% in 2019

ECLAC presents its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of expanding fiscal space and reorienting investment, productivity and monetary policies to spur the economies of countries in the region.
23 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Holds to a Path of Moderate Growth and its Economy Will Expand 1.5% in 2018, Despite External Uncertainties
ECLAC released today its Economic Survey 2018, in which it offers a profound analysis of the evolution of investment in the region.
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16 August 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018
The document, which will provide updated growth projections for the region’s countries, will be released by the organization’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Thursday, August 23.
5 July 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Falls for the Third Straight Year in 2017, Totaling $161.673 Billion Dollars
In a new annual report, ECLAC calls on governments to incentivize quality investment that is compatible with sustainable development.
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25 June 2018 | News

ECLAC Report Looks at the Role of Private Capital Flows and Its Importance for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean
The organization’s Office in Washington D.C. released a new study on resilience and capital flows, with a focus on the development challenges of the region.
14 December 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and the Caribbean Will Resume Subdued Growth in 2017 Amid Uncertainty about Global Economy

After two consecutive years of decline, the region will grow by 1.3% in the upcoming year in a complex international scenario, according to ECLAC’s new projections.

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