Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. Q1 2016

Market sentiment and portfolio flows to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ended the first quarter of 2016 on a more optimistic note than it started. There was a large rally in LAC assets in March, but its intensity was also a function of the very challenging start of the year, when credit and equity investors were deeply concerned about the risk of further slowdown in China’s GDP and the possibility of further devaluation.

Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2016: Public finances and the challenge of reconciling austerity with growth and equality

Latin America’s fiscal accounts deteriorated slightly during 2015, registering an average deficit of 3.0% of GDP and average gross public debt of 34.7% of GDP. Of the 19 countries considered, the fiscal deficit and public debt as a share of GDP both increased in 11. The region started to build up public debt, most of it domestic, after the 2008 international financial crisis to meet the growing financing needs resulting from the worsening growth situation.

Propuesta de líneas de acción para el Comité de Cooperación Sur-Sur para el período 2016-2018. Nota de la Secretaría

La Secretaría desea poner en conocimiento de los miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el documento preparado por la Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID) que se transmite a continuación, como contribución a la reunión del Comité de Cooperación Sur-Sur en el marco del trigésimo sexto período de sesiones de la Comisión.

Proposed action lines of the Committee on South-South Cooperation for the period 2016-2018. Note by the Secretariat

The secretariat is hereby circulating the present document, prepared by the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), to members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as input to the meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation to be held in the framework of the thirty-sixth session of the Commission.

Evaluaciones del desempeño ambiental. Perú 2016: aspectos destacados y recomendaciones

El objetivo de esta evaluación del desempeño ambiental del Perú es precisamente ayudar al país a evaluar los avances logrados en la consecución de sus objetivos ambientales, enriquecer y asegurar la constancia del diálogo de políticas y promover una mayor rendición de cuentas y una concientización más profunda entre los actores que contribuyen al desarrollo económico y social. Las 66 recomendaciones que se incluyen en este estudio están enfocadas en algunos de los principales desafíos del país en materia ambiental.

Environmental Performance Reviews. Peru 2016: Highlights and recommendations

The aim of this environmental performance review is precisely to help Peru assess its progress towards achieving its environmental goals, enrich and ensure that the necessary policy dialogue continues uninterrupted, promote better accountability and deepen the awareness of all actors involved in the economic and social development of Peru. The 66 recommendations included in this study target some of the country’s main environmental challenges.