ECLAC will present new projections of foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its annual report next Wednesday, October 23 International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: Reconfiguration of global trade and options for regional recovery. In this report, ECLAC examines the evolution of foreign trade in the region’s economies during the first half of this year and presents its projections of exports and imports of goods and services for the entire year.

The new edition of the document consists of three chapters. The first analyzes the recent situation and prospects for trade at a global and regional level; The second addresses the links between trade and food security in the region; and the third examines the potential of services to boost exports from Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the report, in 2024 the region’s goods exports will recover after falling slightly in 2023, while services exports will complete their fourth consecutive year of growth at double-digit rates.

The presentation of the report, prepared each year by the International Trade and Integration Division of ECLAC, will be held through a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, at 11:00 am local (UTC/GMT -3:00), which will be headed by the Executive Secretary of the organization, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

The media are invited to attend the press conference, which will take place at the ECLAC building (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Sala Celso Furtado). Journalists must carry their media credential or their identity card to have access to the premises and be accredited in advance to the email [email protected].

It will also be broadcast live via Zoom at the following link:

https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzWmqPC6Tnm3QNesQFXzWw

Journalists interested in participating virtually must register in advance. You will receive an automatic email with instructions to connect.

The press conference will also be broadcast on the main page of the institution’s website, on the page https://live.cepal.org/ and its social networks on X (@cepal_onu) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu). Journalists are asked to send their questions in advance to the email [email protected], which will be answered by ECLAC experts live during the presentation of the document. Questions will only be accepted until 11:30 am local time.

The complete electronic version of the new ECLAC annual report, together with a press release and the Executive Secretary’s PDF presentation with its main conclusions, will be available on the ECLAC website on Wednesday, October 23, as soon as it is finalized. the press conference.

That: Press conference to launch the ECLAC annual report (flagship) International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: Reconfiguration of global trade and options for regional recovery.

Who is it: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and experts from the Commission in charge of the report.

When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 11:00 am Chile (UTC/GMT -03:00 hours).

Where: ECLAC Headquarters (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile, Celso Furtado Room).

Also by virtual connection through the Zoom platform (previous registration required):

https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzWmqPC6Tnm3QNesQFXzWw

And on the covers of the ECLAC website and on the page https://live.cepal.org/.

For questions and to arrange interviews, contact the ECLAC Public Information Unit.

Email: [email protected]; telephone: (56) 22210 2040.