Tag: ECLAC

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  War in Ukraine to increase LatAm poverty, ECLAC foresees

  

  Poverty in Latin America will grow to 33.7% and extreme poverty to 14.9% this year as a direct consequence of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned.

• Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Slowdown deepens in Latin America with regional growth forecasted at 1,8% this year, ECLAC report

  

  The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean face a complex situation in 2022 because of the Russia/Ukraine war with its shadow of uncertainty for the world economy. This is negatively affecting global growth, and at regional level, lower expected growth will be accompanied by higher inflation and slower employment recovery.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 23:49 UTC

  UN: women spend more than three times as much time on domestic and care work as men

  

  This March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN established the theme “Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow”. In order to “move towards achieving sustainable development, responding to the climate crisis we face, managing and reducing disaster risk and strengthening the resilience of all women, leaving no one behind”.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Extreme Poverty in Latin America rises to 86 Million because of pandemic, ECLAC report

  

  In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC estimates that the number of people living in extreme poverty rose by around 5 million between 2020 and 2021. The United Nations organization calls for moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable, and resilient social protection systems.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  ECLAC needs to set aside four rogue countries to measure inflation for year 2021

  

  Inflation in Latin America for the year 2021 was way above projections, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has said in a report issued from its Santiago headquarters.

• Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  ECLAC foresees growth rate in 2022 around one third of that of 2021

  

  Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will slow down in 2022 to 2.1%, after a 6.2% increase on average last year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast Wednesday in a study.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Latin America's exports this year to increase 8% in volume and 17% in value, ECLAC report

  

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates a 25% increase in the value of regional goods exports during 2021, following a 10% drop in 2020, driven by a 17% rise in export prices and an 8% expansion in the volume of shipments.

• Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  PAHO/ECLAC report on Covid-19 exposes the fragility of Latin America's health systems

  

  In n a new joint report released the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) urge the governments of the region to accelerate vaccination processes and improve health systems.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Latin America and Caribbean expected to grow 5.9% in 2021, ECLAC says

  

  A new “Economic Study of Latin America and the Caribbean” report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its growth forecast for the region from 5.2% in July to 5.9%.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Latam expected to grow 5,2% this year but 2,9% in 2022: structural problems remain, ECLAC report

  

  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its average growth estimate for the region in 2021 to 5.2%, reflecting a rebound from the deep contraction of 6.8% registered in 2020 as a consequence of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.