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16 May 2023 | Press Release

Reducing Constraints on Growth and Development Imposed by Debt Service is Essential for Fiscal Policy Favorable to Economic and Social Development
The XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy began at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
8 July 2021 | Press Release

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 Will Not Manage to Reverse the Adverse Effects of the Pandemic

In a new report, ECLAC raised its regional growth estimate for this year to 5.2% based on an economic rebound but that does not ensure sustained expansion. It warns that the social impacts of the crisis are worsening and will continue during the recovery.
14 April 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena on Debt Restructuring and Renegotiation at a Time of Pandemic: “We Need to Level the Playing Field. Both Creditors and Debtors Should Share the Burden”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 2021 Forum on Financing for Development, organized by ECOSOC.
11 March 2021 | Press Release

The Pandemic is Prompting Higher Debt Levels in the Region’s Countries and Jeopardizing a Sustainable Rebuilding with Equality
In a new special report on COVID-19, ECLAC proposes five policy actions to address the challenges that the financing for development agenda poses in the short, medium and long term.
9 April 2020 | Press Release

60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response as Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries’ Finances
Full copy of the report at: http://bit.ly/fsdr2020.
11 April 2019 | Press Release

Report Highlights Urgency of Mobilizing Sufficient Resources to Finance the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
More than 60 international organizations led by the United Nations released the Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2019.
23 April 2017 | Press Release

New Public-Private Coalitions Are Needed to Mobilize Resources for Financing the 2030 Agenda: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a meeting of the Group of Friends of Monterrey, in Mexico.
12 March 2015 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Government Officials and Experts Call for Rethinking the Architecture of Financing for Development
During two days regional proposals will be analyzed at ECLAC ahead of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which will take place in July in Addis Ababa.
19 October 2011 | Press Release

ECLAC Advises Greater Latin American Participation in the International Monetary System
Alicia Bárcena participated in debate to promote a common regional position at the next G20 Summit.