28 July 2023 | Briefing note
Press release from the Ministry of Finance of Colombia on the conclusion of the First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for a global, inclusive, sustainable and equitable taxation held in Bogota, July 28, 2023.
12 July 2023 | Briefing note
This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
19 June 2023 | Briefing note
The Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), aims to promote the strengthening of national South-South and triangular cooperation mechanisms and their possible interactions with North-South and multilateral cooperation. The conference encouraged regional and extra-regional actors, donor countries and international organizations to engage in South-South and triangular cooperation to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer and achieve cooperation activities.
3 de May de 2023 | Briefing note
El evento académico del 2 y 3 de mayo en Bogotá fue exitoso en la tarea de mostrar algunas de las problemáticas identificadas por la academia en el llamado a resúmenes que se surtió los primeros meses del año 2023.
30 April 2023 | Briefing note
Here is the United States economic outlook in six charts.
20 April 2023 | Briefing note
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is State-led and open to participation by all Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is convened under the auspices of ECLAC and guided by the principles established for all follow-up and review processes by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.
6 March 2023 | Briefing note
In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean bond issuers placed the lowest annual amount of international debt since 2008.
24 February 2023 | Briefing note
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years
Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.
21 February 2023 | Briefing note
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.
4 January 2023 | Briefing note
United States economic outlook: third quarter of 2022
The United States economy rose 2.9% in the third quarter of 2022, a sharp turnaround following two quarters of contraction. Here is the economic outlook in five charts:
16 December 2022 | Briefing note
After breaking an annual record in 2021, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuance in international markets has slowed considerably in 2022.
29 November 2022 | Briefing note
The United States has witnessed historic inflation since the economy began to reopen in 2021 following the COVID-19 lockdowns. Here are some of these inflation trends in five charts:
8 November 2022 | Briefing note
The ECLAC Office in Washington D.C. has published new issue of its Series Studies and Perspectives.
8 November 2022 | Briefing note
The ECLAC Office in Washington D.C. has published new issue of its Series Studies and Perspectives.
18 de October de 2022 | Briefing note
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face a complex macroeconomic environment this year.
11 July 2022 | Briefing note
In 2021, economic growth in the United States was the strongest since 1984 (5.7%) but in the first quarter of 2022 the economy contracted. Here is the economic outlook in five charts:
2 de June de 2022 | Briefing note
Al finalizar la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de la región se comprometieron a redoblar esfuerzos para implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 y concluyeron que la erradicación de la pobreza en todas sus formas es el mayor desafío actual y constituye un requisito indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible.
20 December 2021 | Briefing note
Economic growth in the United States slowed to a 2.1% annual rate in the third quarter of 2021, from a 6.7% annual rate in the second.
17 June 2021 | Briefing note
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean—First four months of 2021
Latin American and Caribbean debt issuers reached a milestone in the first quarter of 2021, registering the highest quarterly issuance on record in international bond markets. In the first four months of 2021, the total reached US$ 65.5 billion.
19 de May de 2021 | Briefing note
En el marco de la Semana por la Justicia Fiscal y los Derechos Humanos, la Oficial de Asunto Sociales de la División de Asuntos de Género de CEPAL, Nicole Bidegain participó en el evento “No discriminación y política fiscal: ¿Qué aprendizajes destacar de la experiencia feminista?”. El seminario web es parte de las actividades de lanzamiento de los Principios de Derechos Humanos en la Política Fiscal.