The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Latin America Women’s Maritime Association (Red MAMLa) signed a Letter of Intent with the aim of establishing a joint cooperation agenda aimed at institutional strengthening, technical development and promotion of gender equity in the maritime, port and logistics industry in the region. Through this instrument, […]

The city of Montevideo hosted the First Meeting of the Network of Best Practices on SME Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, successfully held on 10 and 11 July by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CAF – Development Bank of […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Ambassador Clarems Endara, congratulates Jennifer Geerlings-Simons on her election by the National Assembly of Suriname as the first woman to hold the presidency of the country. “I take this office to serve. And I will use all my knowledge, strength and insight to […]

With the firm purpose of promoting a migration agenda focused on people and human rights, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), in collaboration with the Regional Network of Civil Organizations for Migration (RNCOM) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), held the Discussion panel on the progress and challenges identified in the Second […]

The National Commission for the Defence of Competition of the Dominican Republic (PROCOMPETENCIA) expressed its recognition to the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) for its valuable contribution to strengthening competition policies in the region. In a letter addressed to Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of SELA, the institution expressed its gratitude for the […]

The Permanent Secretary of SELA, Ambassador Clarems Endara, opened the Second Diploma Course on Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management: resilience for adaptation to climate change, organised in conjunction with the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.  “This diploma course is our contribution to providing professionals and experts with the tools and perspectives to understand, analyse and […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for cooperation to promote knowledge on sustainable and inclusive economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.  Through this agreement, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) and […]

On Monday, 16 June, Haitian Ambassador Lesly David was elected by acclamation as the new Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) during the XVIII Special Meeting of the Latin American Council of the organisation in Caracas, Venezuela, for a four-year term from 2025 to 2029.  “Given that we have only […]

1.     On the occasion of the Seminar “Integration within integration: new paths for synergy in the region,” held in Lima, Peru, the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Secretary General of the Andean Community (CAN), the representative of the General Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) celebrated the “SELA 50th Anniversary Concert” on Thursday, 5 June, in the José Félix Ribas Hall of the Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas, with a performance by the Latin American Instruments Orchestra (ODILA). In his opening speech, the Permanent Secretary of SELA, Ambassador Clarems Endara, reaffirmed the […]

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) concluded the presentation of the results of the mapping of productive niches conducted in the six Eastern Caribbean countries that are part of the Intra-ALBA zone: Dominica, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia. Within the framework of […]

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 […]