ECLAC will update economic growth projections for the countries of the region at the launch of its latest annual report for 2024

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present its annual report on Wednesday, December 18 (flagship) Preliminary Balance of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024in which it examines the behavior of the region’s economies during the current year, and updates growth estimates and other economic indicators for 2024 and 2025.

In particular, the document will present new estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the region and all its countries in 2024 and 2025. In this edition the report analyzes the economic and social dynamics of the year that has just ended, and discusses the risks and policy challenges that the region will face in 2025 to overcome the trap of low capacity for growth in which Latin America and the Caribbean is mired.

The presentation of the report will be carried out through a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) that will be led by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Daniel Titelman, Director of the Economic Development Division of the regional organization of the United Nations. United, at 11:00 am local (UTC/GMT -3:00).

According to the report, by 2024 and 2025 the dynamics of a low growth rate in the countries of the region are expected to continue. The specific results of the main regional economic indicators will be announced by ECLAC at the press conference.

The media are invited to participate in the press conference, either virtually or in person at the ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile (Av. Dag Hammarsköld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Sala Celso Furtado). Journalists who wish to attend must carry their media credential or their identity card to have access to the venue and register in advance to the email [email protected].

The press conference will be broadcast live via Zoom at the following link:

https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6W9s7gZDT66B3jsyLkVDDw#/registration

It will also be broadcast online for the general public on the Internet through the institution’s website, in https://live.cepal.org/ and on their social networks of X (formerly Twitter) @cepal_onu and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu).

Journalists who participate virtually may send their questions in advance to the email [email protected], which will be answered in writing by ECLAC experts.

The complete electronic version of the new ECLAC annual report, together with a press release and the presentation by the Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs and the Director of the Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman, will be available on the ECLAC website. ECLAC on Wednesday, December 18, as soon as the press conference ends.

That: ECLAC annual report launch (flagship): Preliminary Balance of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024.

Who is it:

• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
• Daniel Titelman, Director of the Economic Development Division of ECLAC.

When: Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 11:00 am Chile (GMT -03:00 hours).

Where: ECLAC main headquarters in Santiago de Chile (Av. Dag Hammarsköld 3477, Vitacura, Celso Furtado Room).

Virtual connection through the Zoom platform (previous registration required): https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6W9s7gZDT66B3jsyLkVDDw#/registration

Also through the ECLAC website and in https://live.cepal.org/.

For inquiries and to arrange interviews, contact the ECLAC Public Information Unit in Santiago, Chile.

Email: [email protected]; Telephone: +562 2210 2040.