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18 August 2015 | Press Release

Sustainable Use of Energy Contributes to Overcoming Barriers to Development in the Region
The MIT Sloan School of Management and ECLAC hold a seminar on the future of energy in Santiago, Chile.
11 June 2015 | Press Release

Container Trade in the Region’s Ports Rises 1.3% in 2014
ECLAC’s updated ranking confirms the slowdown in foreign trade shown by the container terminals of Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years.
8 May 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Advocates for Equality as the Driving Force for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena attended the 10th Meeting of the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Cancun, Mexico.
30 March 2015 | Press Release

Norway and ECLAC Call for Placing Equality at the Center of Development Policies
The results of a cooperation agreement signed in 2013 will be presented at the high-level seminar “Paths Towards Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue.”
24 February 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC, UNDP and IDB to Coordinate Efforts in Unique Partnership for Sustainable Energy for All in the Americas
The three institutions will support goals established in the framework of the initiative launched in 2011 by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
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.
20 January 2015 | Press Release

Region’s Governments Advance towards a Compact on the Governance of Natural Resources, with ECLAC Support

Authorities and experts from several Latin American and European countries took part in a high-level round table at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
15 October 2014 | Press Release

Access to Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Sources, Key to Development with Equality in the Region
Government officials and representatives from international organizations participated in the launch of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All Americas.
13 October 2014 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Should Invest 6.2% of Annual GDP to Satisfy Infrastructure Demands
ECLAC presented a new database that details country investment in economic infrastructure since 1980.
22 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Addresses the Paradoxes and Challenges of Climate Change's Economic and Social Impact in the Region
The Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, said in a statement that the economic costs of climate change could total between 1.5 % and 5 % of the annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the case that the temperature rises an additional 2.5 °C.
4 de August de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL baja a 2,2% pronóstico de crecimiento de la región en 2014
El organismo prevé una alta heterogeneidad entre países, debido a la evolución dispar de los principales socios comerciales de América Latina y el Caribe y a factores específicos de las economías nacionales.
25 de June de 2014 | Press Release

Movimiento de carga en puertos crece 1,7% en 2013 y confirma desaceleración del comercio exterior de la región
Contexto global de menor crecimiento económico continuó afectando la actividad portuaria, indica nuevo ranking del organismo de las Naciones Unidas.
6 de June de 2014 | Press Release

"La sostenibilidad ambiental es impostergable y requiere de amplios acuerdos"
Alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas dictó conferencia magistral en México con motivo del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente.
21 de March de 2014 | Press Release

Día Mundial del Agua
"Comprometámonos a crear las políticas necesarias para garantizar que el agua y la energía sostenibles estén al alcance de todos, y no solo de unos pocos", dice en su mensaje de este año Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas.
4 November 2013 | Press Release

Regional Port Activity Down Due to Sluggish Exports
Port throughputs in the first half of 2013 posted their slowest growth since 2009.
19 June 2013 | Press Release

Port Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Remained Sluggish in 2012
Region's foreign trade was affected by recession in Europe and slower growth in the United States and China.
28 May 2013 | Press Release

Region's Countries Must Strengthen Institutions in Order to Maximize the Contribution of Natural Resources to Development
Latin America and the Caribbean faces the challenge of efficiently investing extraordinary revenue from the current price cycle with social and environmental sustainability.
3 November 2011 | Press Release

Ports in South America Would Fill Their Capacity by 2020 If They Do Not Invest in Infrastructure
During IAME 2011, the organization presented a report on the time that large vessels will take to arrive at South American coasts.
26 October 2011 | Press Release

Maritime Economists from 40 Countries Will Meet at ECLAC
The Annual Conference IAME 2011 Latin America will analyse the maritime and port sector in the region.
20 October 2011 | Press Release

National and Regional Companies Break into Central American Petroleum Market
Annual report prepared by ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico contains up-to-date statistical data on the petroleum industry in Central American countries.

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