We, at the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), are celebrating our 46th anniversary, committed to advance a consultation and coordination system for common stances and strategies within the economic and social purview. Our challenges are by no means negligible. Seated in Caracas and with more than 25 Member States, our organisation celebrates this […]

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become a major driving force as they create 60 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of SELA, said. SMEs account for 90% of Latin American enterprises; they create more than 50% of jobs and represent one fourth of the GDP. SMEs have […]

With the objective of building awareness and capacity to effectively use Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a tool for port management efficiency, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), in collaboration with the Network of Digital and Collaborative Ports and the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), […]

Determined to meet the urgent needs of the countries in the region, representatives of 18 Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) gathered on 30 September at the headquarters in Caracas to work on the agenda 2022. The meeting of the Informal Working Group of SELA was also the preliminary framework […]

Representatives of 17 member countries of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) gathered together for the First Meeting of the Informal Working Group (IWG), held at the headquarters of the organization in Caracas, Venezuela, to review the status of the Work Programme for 2021, agree on the activities to be concluded this year […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) congratulates the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Belizean Carla Barnett, who took office on Tuesday, 17 August 2021. Barnett is the first woman and citizen of that country to hold the post, and she anticipates a fruitful working relationship between the two organizations. The new secretary general of […]

The Permanent Secretariat of Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) regrets the human and material losses caused by the earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale, recorded on 14 August 2021 in the Caribbean nation. The Secretariat stands in solidarity with the people and government of Haiti, and hopes for the speedy recovery […]

With the central objective of promoting the creation of a roadmap to guide regional efforts to encourage the recovery of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and promote synergy and cooperation among the various regional actors, the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) will hold a high-level virtual event on […]

On Tuesday 18 May 2021, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), together with the Pro Témpore Presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in charge of Mexico, will hold the virtual seminar: “Continuity of Government and Operations in Emergencies and Disasters”. […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), in its task of promoting cooperation and integration through economic and social strategies, has signed a cooperation agreement with Gia Consultores to collaborate in the conduction of a Regional Study on Digital Maturity for SMEs on the continent. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a key pillar […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold the virtual seminar “Promoting substitutes and alternatives to plastics for clean water and sustainable economic development in the Caribbean Basin” on 29 April 2021, at 11 hours in Caracas. More than 336 million tons of […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) have agreed to carry out joint actions to promote knowledge in economic and sustainable and inclusive social development, for the region, through a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement was signed on Tuesday 20 April 2021 in Lima by the […]