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UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

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Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean due to grow in 2025 despite US tariff policy,  ECLAC report shows 
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Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean due to grow in 2025 despite US tariff policy,  ECLAC report shows 

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Trade between Latin America and the Caribbean will likely grow in 2025 despite broad U.S. tariffs across the region, which have had a weaker impact than initially…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2025
Caribbean, Latin America economies expected to grow 2.4% in 2025
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Caribbean, Latin America economies expected to grow 2.4% in 2025

SANTIAGO — Economies in the Caribbean and Latin America are expected to grow by 2.4% in 2025, driven by domestic consumption but tempered by a risk of worsening global geopolitical…
Posted by John McCarthy December 18, 2024
Caribbean unemployment near decade low in 2023, may reverse next year, UN labor agency says
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Caribbean unemployment near decade low in 2023, may reverse next year, UN labor agency says

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Unemployment in the Caribbean and Latin America fell in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said this week, but an expected…
Posted by John McCarthy December 21, 2023
EU says slavery inflicted ‘untold suffering,’ hints at reparations
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EU says slavery inflicted ‘untold suffering,’ hints at reparations

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union (EU) said this week that Europe's slave-trading past inflicted "untold suffering" on millions of people and hinted at the need for reparations for what…
Posted by John McCarthy July 22, 2023
Caribbean attracts record foreign direct investment in 2022, ECLAC Says
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Caribbean attracts record foreign direct investment in 2022, ECLAC Says

SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Latin America and the Caribbean received record flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, a United Nations report showed on Monday, mostly into services, manufacturing and…
Posted by John McCarthy July 11, 2023
Caribbean, Latin America Lost $1 Billion Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, ECLAC Says
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Caribbean, Latin America Lost $1 Billion Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, ECLAC Says

SANTIAGO, Chile — Latin America and the Caribbean received US$105.48 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in 2020 – 34.7 percent less than in 2019, 51 percent less than the…
Posted by Alicia Bárcena August 6, 2021
Income Level Alone Should Not Determine How Much Benefit Aid A Country Receives: OP-ED Piece
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Income Level Alone Should Not Determine How Much Benefit Aid A Country Receives: OP-ED Piece

SANTIAGO, Chile — The recent call to action by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Janet Yellen, to the G-20 for a new issue of IMF Special…
Posted by Alicia Bárcena March 9, 2021
Caribbean Will See Positive Growth In 2021, But Not Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
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Caribbean Will See Positive Growth In 2021, But Not Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Latin America and the Caribbean region will experience a contraction of -7.7 percent in 2020 but will have a positive growth rate of 3.7 percent in…
Posted by VI Free Press December 17, 2020
Webinar Tuesday To Discuss Active Role Of Caribbean In Halting Spread of COVID-19
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Webinar Tuesday To Discuss Active Role Of Caribbean In Halting Spread of COVID-19

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago — With the active policy shift from COVID-19-driven responses to post-COVID-19 recovery, the debate now is over what comes next for the Caribbean and the…
Posted by VI Free Press December 13, 2020
Agriculture At A Crossroads In Caribbean And Latin America: World Bank Study
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Agriculture At A Crossroads In Caribbean And Latin America: World Bank Study

BRIDGETOWN — Agriculture and food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) stand at a crossroads. The declining visibility to public policy makers of farming and ranching in…
Posted by VI Free Press November 13, 2020

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