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6 June 2022 | Press Release

War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new special report by ECLAC indicates that the economic deceleration, higher inflation and the slow and incomplete recovery of labor markets will increase poverty, extreme poverty and food insecurity in the region in 2022.
21 April 2020 | Press Release

COVID-19 Pandemic Will Lead to the Biggest Contraction in Economic Activity in the Region’s History: A -5.3% Drop in 2020

ECLAC released new growth projections for Latin American and Caribbean countries. It underscores that in the medium term, this crisis will provoke structural changes in the organization of production, international trade, and the current globalization model.
29 May 2015 | Press Release

International Context Imposes New Challenges on Relations between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC will contribute a new document to the next EU-CELAC summit, which will be held in Brussels on June 10-11.
28 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Participates in III CELAC Summit and Presents Economic and Social Panorama of Countries
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met with the heads of state in attendance at the meeting being held in Costa Rica.
23 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Stresses the Importance of Investment and Structural Change to Face Economic Deceleration
During her participation at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Alicia Bárcena moderated a session on the Latin American context and spoke to authorities and business people about the governance of natural resources.