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10 August 2017 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment toward the Region Continues Downward Trend and Totals $167.043 Billion Dollars in 2016
In its annual report, ECLAC projects a fresh decline in 2017, of around 5%, and calls on countries to create policies to attract flows that support national processes of sustainable development.
7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.
25 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s 2017 Summer School Began with a Debate on Globalization and its Impact on the Region’s Economic Structures and Sociopolitical Conflicts
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, headed a seminar in which prominent international specialists participated.
20 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Public universities are tangible proof that free and quality education can go hand in hand”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave the keynote speech during the ceremony that inaugurated the academic year at the University of Chile.
17 de April de 2017 | Press Release

Ya está disponible en internet nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo regional de la ONU
Ejemplar de abril de 2017 incluye artículos sobre la evaluación de desastres en América Latina, la pobreza en Nicaragua y la innovación y productividad en Perú, entre otros temas.
7 April 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Current Context is an Opportunity for Changing the Integration Paradigm of Latin America and the Caribbean
At the meeting of the World Economic Forum, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also reaffirmed the need to have a regional digital market.
4 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Foreign Direct Investment can contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at the IV International Investment Forum Chile, inaugurated by the country’s president, Michelle Bachelet.
6 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Promotes Big Data Analytics for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
During a seminar held in Santiago, Chile, the United Nations regional body presented a project that seeks to improve national capabilities for measuring the digital economy in the region.
16 de January de 2017 | Press Release

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL expondrá sobre la situación de la región en el Foro Económico Mundial 2017
Alicia Bárcena participará en diversas sesiones durante los cuatro días del encuentro anual que se realiza en Davos, Suiza.
26 October 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls on CELAC and the EU to Take Advantage of the Digital Economy, Innovation and the Fight Against Climate Change as Drivers Towards New Development Paths
In the framework of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the European Union, which was held in Santo Domingo, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for harnessing complementarities among the two regions with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda.
13 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Productivity remains the “Achilles’ heel” of the region’s economies

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations body, opened the first high-level meeting of the OECD Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.
22 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Access to Big Databases to Achieve Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
At a high-level side event, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary said that putting this information at the service of the public can bolster adaptation to climate change, saving human lives and avoiding economic losses.
20 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Digitalization of SMEs Would Contribute to Reducing Inequality in the Region
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at a side event in the framework of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
13 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Long-Term Sustainable Growth Will Only Be Achieved by Digitalizing the Economy
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC concluded today in San Jose, Costa Rica.
12 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Internet Use and Access Increases Sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean
43.4% of all households were connected to the Internet in 2015, nearly doubling the figure from 2010, according to The State of Broadband 2016 report, which will be presented at the second meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs that begins today in Costa Rica.
9 de September de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL: TIC’s vector indispensable para un cambio estructural progresivo con miras al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, Antonio Prado, expuso hoy en el marco de la Sexta Semana de las Normas Verdes que se realizó en Montevideo, Uruguay.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
26 August 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Participation by Civil Society is Fundamental to Achieving Better Governance of Natural Resources

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke at a meeting of Open Government Partnership in Mexico City.
22 July 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Paradigm Shift Requires New Global and Regional Technological Governance
In New York, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for strengthening ecosystems of technology, innovation and data for compliance with the SDGs.
6 July 2016 | Press Release

Germany and ECLAC Reaffirm Cooperation Ties for Follow-up to the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Executive Secretary of the UN organization, Alicia Bárcena, met with the German Foreign Affairs Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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