Work areas

Extra-regional Relations:

To provide the basis for negotiation and cooperation proposals from the perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean.
To conduct a systematic analysis of the impact of global economic processes and decisions on the economies of the region.
To evaluate the processes of international trade, economic and financial negotiations, and their implications for regional development and integration.
To support Member States, as required, with respect to their participation in the corresponding debates and negotiations.

Intra-regional Relations:

To contribute to the development, coordination and convergence of the subregional integration processes in Latin America and the Caribbean.
To continue with a systematic analysis of the relevant factors to facilitate the harmonic development of integration, particularly of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
To promote strategies to identify operational actions to promote coordination and convergence of economic integration at the regional level.
To promote actions and proposals related to the Social Dimension of integration and Regional Development.

Technical and Economic Cooperation:

To encourage multilateral and bilateral cooperation towards the region from international organizations and donor countries, and to act as focal point for technical and economic cooperation among developing countries.
To encourage an exchange of experiences and information about national policies, particularly the most relevant ones for macroeconomic coordination, fight against poverty, promotion of social inclusion and international cooperation.
Latin American and Caribbean Regional Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SELA-SMEs Programme).