Representatives from 32 countries are in Argentina for the XXIII Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), during which they are expected to analyse the region’s current challenges.  According to a communiqué from the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the opening session took place at the San Martín Palace as […]

During the opening of the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, its Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, said that the current situation “forces us to ask an uncomfortable but urgent question: how to avoid another lost decade.”  At the opening of ECLAC’s most important biennial meeting, where the organisation will present its proposal for reactivation with the […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) presented on Monday to the authorities of the Vice-Ministry for the Development of Micro and Small Enterprises of the Plurinational State of Bolivia the results of the mapping of potential productive niches for that Member State.  SELA was able to identify the potential export sectors of Bolivia, […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held the Virtual Seminar “Towards a comprehensive migration policy in the region,” as part of the joint agenda developed by both organisations for the convergence of issues of regional interest. “Public policies that promote the socio-economic integration […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) celebrates its 47th anniversary with the renewal of its commitment to the integration of its 25 Member States, as a fundamental element for the development of the region. “In this post-pandemic scenario, the role of SELA is of vital importance to strengthen convergence among its members, allowing […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) launched the Virtual Workshop “Integrated border management: trade facilitation through supply chain security.” During the meeting, the Permanent Secretary of SELA, Clarems Endara, emphasised that “administrative failures, criminal or terrorist acts, such as […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) presented the updated Work Programme for 2023 at the XV Special Meeting of the Latin American Council in Caracas. The Permanent Secretary of SELA, Ambassador Clarems Endara, reiterated the commitment to make progress with the work programme, based on the needs of the Member States, especially in […]

Within the framework of the 47th anniversary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Clarems Endara, made a floral offering at the sarcophagus that holds the mortal remains of Liberator Simón Bolívar in the National Pantheon, Caracas. The Permanent Secretary of SELA led the offering to the Liberator Simón […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Ambassador Clarems Endara, welcomes the appointment of Janaina Tewaney Mencomo as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama and reiterates his commitment to continue promoting actions in favour of more and better integration for the benefit of the region. Panama announced on Monday the […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Latin American and Caribbean University (ULAC) signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to promote knowledge in the areas of Integration, Economic Development, Digital Transformation and Social, Sustainable and Inclusive Development for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Permanent Secretary of SELA, Ambassador Clarems Endara, explained that […]

In a pleasant interview, Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic System (SELA), comments on the work that this important regional integration body has developed to reactivate tourism after the effects of COVID-19. Does SELA have an economic agenda that addresses regional strategies for the post-pandemic reactivation of the countries that make […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) participated in the Internship Programme of the Port of Santander 2022, as an international cooperation initiative aimed at providing professionals of the Latin American port sector with access to techniques, practices, management procedures and solutions developed in the Port of Santander, thus contributing to the improvement of […]