May 15, 2013 -- In 2012, Latin America and the Caribbean received a record 173.361 billion dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) (6.7% more than in 2011), despite an external context characterized by shrinking FDI flows worldwide, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

March 5, 2013 - The Government of Colombia and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Follow-up to the development agenda beyond 2015 and Rio+20 on 7 to 9 March in Bogotá, with the participation of all United Nations agencies that work in the region.

Dec. 12, 2012--  In 2013, Latin America and the Caribbean will see stronger economic growth, despite ongoing uncertainties at the international level (particularly the difficulties faced by Europe, the United States and China), according to new estimates released today in Santiago, Chile, by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Dec. 5, 2012 - On Tuesday 11 December at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the document Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2012, which will provide its 2013 growth projections for the region's countries.

Oct. 2, 2012 - The weak global economy, mainly due to the difficulties faced by Europe, United States and China, has affected growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2012, the region's growth will be slower than in previous years, according to estimates presented today by ECLAC.

June 15, 2012 - The region continued to grow in the first quarter of the year, despite a difficult external climate.

June 8, 2012 - In the first quarter of 2012, there was less of a slowdown in economic activity in the region's countries than the one observed during the second semester of 2011. The scale of and reasons behind the performance, as well as the implications of the subsequent worsening of the external climate, are analysed in a new macroeconomic report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

May 4, 2012 - Latin America and the Caribbean received US$153.448 billion from foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2011, which represents 10% of the global total flows according to a report presented May 3 by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.

Feb. 10, 2012 -- Today, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Children's Fund Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF-TACRO) launched the "Guide for measuring child poverty. Information for progressing towards exercising the rights of children and adolescents" to encourage periodic measurement of child poverty with a rights approach in the region.

Jan.1, 2012 - According to a publication presented Dec. 21, 2011 by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), lower growth of the world economy and greater uncertainty and volatility in international financial markets will have repercussions for Latin America and the Caribbean, a region which will register a slight drop in growth to 3.7% in 2012, having reached 4.3% in 2011.

Nov. 7, 2011 - During the Seminar on Economic Cooperation between Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean, directors and chiefs of six divisions and sections of ECLAC, and authorities of the Government of Korea, academics and researchers, highlighted the importance of encouraging cooperation between Korea, Asia Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Oct. 26, 2011 - During the first semester of 2011, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean showed significant growth, maintaining the trend observed since 2010, stated the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Santiago - 30 August 2011 --  The value of goods exported from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by 27% in 2011, which is a similar increase to that of last year. According to a report presented today in Santiago, Chile, by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this growth would result from a 9% increase in the volume of exports and an 18% rise in the price of products exported by the region.

July 14, 2011 - According to an ECLAC report, in 2011 Latin America and the Caribbean will maintain the recovery that began in the second half of 2009 following the international economic crisis, and will grow by 4.7% thanks to the boost of internal demand.

July 11, 2011 - The  recovery of Latin American and Caribbean economies will continue to strengthen in  2011, according to ECLAC. The specific characteristics of the economic performance of the region's countries will be revealed in a report due to be presented on Wednesday 13 July at 11.00 a.m.