Economic Commission for Latin America ECLAC

Syllabus of the Subject: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Introduction to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC / CEPAL)
History of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Objectives of the ECLAC
ECLAC Economic Work Areas
1. Economic development
2. International Trade (Import, Export) and integration
3. Production, productivity and management
4. Economic statistics
ECLAC Subsidiary Bodies
1. Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
2. Committee on South-South Cooperation
3. Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
4. Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
5. Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic reports of the Economic Commission, Statistical Yearbook, and CEPALSTAT
The Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean
1. Economic profile of the member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
2. ECLAC Country Profiles
3. Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC
4. Economic Survey of the Caribbean
5. Economic Development in Latin America
6. Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean
7. Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic and social effects
International Trade (Import, Export) and Economic Integration
1. International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
2. Trade Relations between the United States and the Latin American Countries
  1. The New United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement (USMCA)
3. Latin America and the Caribbean and China: towards a new era in economic cooperation
Maritime and Logistics Profile of Latin America and the Caribbean
1. Port activity report of Latin America and the Caribbean
2. Main Latin American Airports
3. Logistics of Natural Resources
ECLAC Project Cycle Planning - Programme - Evaluation
1. Strategy and legal framework
2. Programme and budgeting
3. Accountability and evaluation
Procurement: Vendor registration and Expression of Interest

The objectives of the subject “Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)” are the following:

To understand the goals (regional integration, Latin American economic development.) and the structure of the Economic Commission for Latin America of the United Nations
To know the economic reports of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
To analyse the economic development in Latin America
To know the Economic Development and International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
To analyse the impact of the COVID-19 on the Latin American countries
To know the Maritime and Logistics Profile of Latin American countries
To understand the ECLAC Project Cycle

Sample - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC):

The Subject “Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: Business in America, International Business, Foreign Trade, Economic Relations
Doctorates: American Business, World Trade
Course: Latin American Integration

Online Student (Master International Business Foreign Trade)

Masters and Doctorates in International Business adapted for the Caribbean students

Learning materials in or Comisión Económica para América Latina Caribe CEPAL Comissão Económica para a América Latina Commission économique pour l’Amérique latine

Credits of the Subject “Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean”: 2
Duration: two weeks

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC. Statistical Yearbook of Latin America

Description: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC

In 1948 was created the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) by the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the United Nations).

The objectives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are to:

Contribute to the Latin American economic and social development
Coordinate actions directed towards the economic development and integration in Latin America
Reinforce the economic and international trade relationships among the Latin American economies with other nations in the World

The Members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The associate members (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) are Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Guadeloupe (France), French Guiana, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (Pays-Bas), Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands

Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Santiago, Chile

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations: