The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Erika Mouynes, opened this Wednesday the VI Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Logistic Port Communities, where she ratified the maritime and port capacity of her nation and highlighted her Government’s commitment to sustainability. “Ports are essential infrastructure assets, because they function as catalysts for economic growth and […]

During the opening of the VI Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Logistic Port Communities, Antonio Silveira, Manager of Physical Infrastructure and Digital Transformation at CAF-development bank of Latin America, highlighted the importance of supporting initiatives for the integration of the port network, as a programme that “has yielded interesting results and is a path […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Ambassador Clarems Endara, welcomes the swearing-in of the president-elect of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font, to whom he reiterates his commitment to deepen cooperation for the integration of Latin America and wishes him every success in his new term of office Gabriel Boric Font […]

The creation and consolidation of a port community that links the public and private sectors and connects all of Latin America is the objective to be addressed by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) at a regional meeting on the subject, Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of the organization, announced in an interview […]

The Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) has opened registration for the second Training Courses on Cyberdiplomacy and Techplomacy, to be held from 21 to 24 March and aimed at civil servants, diplomats or international negotiators, as well as academics and specialists in the field of international relations. The Permanent […]

The Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) is convening the VI Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Logistic Port Communities from 16 to 18 March this year in Panama City (in hybrid modality), with the aim of consolidating the logistic port communities in the region. In this regional event, participants […]

University students or graduates from different schools and faculties of Latin American and Caribbean countries can apply for internships at the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) in Caracas, Venezuela. The SELApasantes programme aims to consolidate the training of professionals, strengthen the links of new generations with the organization and […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) has opened the vacancies for the positions of Coordinator of Economic Recovery and Coordinator of International Relations, with the purpose of hiring high-level professionals to promote the implementation of the Work Programme for 2022-2026 at its headquarters in Caracas. Applications must be submitted from 24 January to […]

The 2021 annual report by the Global Entrepreneurship Network platform and the Start Genome project released the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021, the most comprehensive and widely read research that analysed 280 ecosystems and registered more than three million startups. Startup is a term used to define companies that are young or recently created and […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), together with the Eurasian Economic Union (UEEA) on the occasion of the second seminar “UEEA-LAC: Eliminating barriers and building bridges for commercial cooperation” held in face-to-face and virtual format from Caracas and the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission (CEE) in Moscow, adopt the following joint declaration. […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the region’s growth. The paralysis of economic activities as a result of the virus containment measures has led to the closure of businesses, the destruction of jobs, the impact on global supply chains and the collapse of health systems at the regional level. In addition, Latin […]

Last Wednesday, 8 December 2021, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) held the second online seminar entitled Eliminating barriers and bridge-building for business cooperation. The timing was perfect to identify mechanisms useful to counter the challenges in the bi-regional trade. “There is plenty of opportunities to bridge […]