ECLAC Calls for Driving Productive Formalisation to Increase Productivity and Escape the Trap of Low Capacity for Growth
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) corrected downwards its growth projection for the region and also Chile. If in April it had already reduced its projected expansion of the national economy from 2.3% to 2.2%. As for Latin America and the Caribbean, it will grow by 2.2% in 2026, ... Continue reading "Cepal reduces Chile's growth projection to 1.6%" The post Cepal reduces Chile's growth projection to 1.6% appeared…
In its previous report in April, the agency had estimated an expansion of 2 per cent for the country's GDP by 2026.
Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be trapped in a low-growth trap that must persist for the next two years, alerted the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) in a new report released this Thursday (20). The UN-related agency attributes the perspective mainly to structural obstacles, such as low levels of investment, low productivity and high informality. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access,…
Cepal expects Costa Rica to grow by 3.7% in 2026, a figure higher than the BCCR’s projections. Discover GDP performance and inflation.
Mexico is going to complete a decade marked by exceptionally low economic growth. The Mexican economy will grow only 1.3% in 2026, according to the new estimates of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), an expansion less than the 2.2% projected for Latin America and the Caribbean and that will prolong the period of weakness that the country has been dragging since before the pandemic. The problem goes beyond the sl…
ECLAC calls for driving productive formalisation to increase productivity and escape the trap of low capacity for growth
The United Nations regional commission projects regional economic growth of 2.2 percent in 2026 and 2.5 percent in 2027 and advises that increasing productivity and growth is necessary for reducing informality through productive formalisation strategies. SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), August 20, 2026, presented a new edition of its annual report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Ca…
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