ECLAC

This meeting will discuss policy options and recommendations to respond to and recover from external shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic; demonstrate key policy tools and research findings of the project; and open a dialogue among policy makers and experts from different regions to share their experiences and learnings.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a workshop entitled: “The role of innovative financing instruments to build forward better in Latin America and the Caribbean " which will take place virtually on the 19h and 20th of May. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the potential use and applicability of innovative financing instruments in the Latin American and Caribbean region to bridge the liquidity gap faced by the region and improve its debt sustainability.

This experts’ workshop, jointly hosted by ECLAC and UNCTAD, will bring together central bank officials from Latin America, academics, and UN agencies to discuss the initial findings of these studies, exchange experiences, and promote a better understanding of the advantages and drawbacks of different variants of capital account management and macroprudential policies and techniques that can be applied.