Gender equality is a cross-cutting issue in SELA’s Work Programme. For this reason, the Permanent Secretariat of SELA is joining forces to promote public policies that respond to the specific needs of women-led enterprises and ensure the sustainability and development of the business ecosystem in the region. This edition of the publication highlights the importance […]

Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Colombia stand out in the digital transformation of SMEs, according to the results of the “SME Policy Index: Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 (IPPALC)”, presented by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and CAF–Development Bank of Latin America and the […]

The Secretary-General of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), Álvaro Velarca Hernández, highlighted the contribution of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) in the design and implementation of common solutions and strategies to the major economic challenges of our region, “since this translates into a broad guarantee of rights and is reflected in […]

The Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Rodolfo Sabonge, acknowledged the efforts of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) to strengthen synergies with the rest of the mechanisms in the region to promote integration in favour of the development of the membership. “I would like to express my gratitude to […]

The Director of the Department of Regional Integration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ambassador Daniela Arruda Benjamin, acknowledged the contribution of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) to the strengthening of regional integration, during her virtual participation in the 50th Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council of the Latin […]

“SELA has understood that regional convergence has become a priority goal for sustainable development and the reduction of inequalities in our region through a broad and sincere dialogue that allows us to bring positions closer and resolve differences in a constructive manner; in short, to converge towards real integration,” the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American […]

The Latin American Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), at its 50th Regular Meeting, approved on Wednesday the update of the Work Programme of the organisation for 2022-2026, aimed at responding to the needs of the membership by strengthening convergence for integration and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Ambassador Clarems Endara, presented the annual report of activities of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2024, highlighting the 85.1% compliance with the Work Programme approved by the XLIX Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council in 2023. Out of 47 activities planned […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) presents the Directory of Cultural and Creative Industries (DICC) in Latin America and the Caribbean, an innovative project that gathers detailed information on more than 1,600 institutions and public and private actors linked to this productive sector in order to promote their coordination. The Directory of Cultural […]

Within the framework of the “XXXII Meeting of Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for the measurement, assessment and evaluation of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (CSSyT)”,the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) formalized the renewal of the commitment to continue […]

“We must build greater confidence in our region to increase South-South and Triangular Cooperation”, said the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Ambassador Clarems Endara, during the opening of the ”XXXII Meeting of Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for measuring, assessing and evaluating South-South and […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) participated this Monday in the panel “The Evolution of the Electricity Grid: Incorporating flexibility in a cost-effective manner” of the IX Energy Week, organised by the Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE) in Asunción, Paraguay. In the activity, the SELA Adviser, Ricardo Michel, accompanied by experts and specialists […]