SANTIAGO, Chile — ECLAC Caribbean is championing the call to elevate Caribbean voices who #choosetochallenge gender-based violence (GBV) and gender inequality, as well as limiting beliefs and attitudes about women’s roles in the home, workplace, and society. On March 8 each year, the global community celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements with International […]
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ECLAC Discusses Data Protection, Privacy Rights, and e-government in the Caribbean
SANTIAGO, Chile — Countries across the Caribbean are preparing to adopt or strengthen their data protection legislation in order to guarantee individual privacy rights and safeguard personal data, while creating an enabling environment for data sharing and e-government in the subregion. The benefits of implementing internationally aligned data protection and sharing legislation were discussed during […]
ECLAC: Caribbean and Latin America Expected To Grow By 1.7 Percent in 2019
BUENOS AIRES — The economy the Caribbean and Latin America will grow 1.7 percent in 2019, a dip from the previous estimate of 1.8 percent, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in its final economic report of the year. Next year’s growth will be driven mostly by an economic rebound […]
ECLAC REPORT: Caribbean and Latin American Economies Will Show ‘Modest’ Gains in 2018
BRIDGETOWN — The economies of the Caribbean and Latin America should experience a moderate recovery in 2018, expanding 2.2 percent next year after recording an average 1.3 percent growth this year, said the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in its preliminary report on 2017. Next year, the global economy should expand […]