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According to the Comisión Económica para América Latina y El Caribe (CEPAL), 17 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have access to electricity and 75 million to clean cooking fuels and technologies.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program through a statement released that in Latin America food inflation has accelerated more than general inflation since 2020.

In a context of weak economic recovery, Latin America and the Caribbean received US$142 million in Foreign Direct Investment (IED) in 2021, 40.7% more than in 2020, but this growth was not enough to reach pre-pandemic levels, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported today through a press release that reports the main conclusions of the annual report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022.

In line with industry trends and the consolidation of a more flexible product that allows customers to continue traveling as they wish and pay only for what they want, starting december 1, the Avianca in-flight sales program will be available on Avianca's planes, with a menu that will include more than 40 options of drinks, snacks, combos and other comfort products such as blankets, several of them tested and chosen by the travelers themselves.

The path of women entrepreneurs in Latin America is not an easy one, but in 2022 we are beginning to see results of the efforts of different organizations, funds and women entrepreneurs who have supported startups led by women. Data that demonstrates this can be found in the Report on women leaders of startups in Latin America: in what sectors they undertake and under what circumstances, prepared by Platzi, the largest Spanish-speaking professional education platform.

In celebration of its 150th anniversary of operation in the world, Kimberly-Clark plans to invest US$80 million in Latin America over the next 10 years to strengthen its Innovation Center located in Brazil, where the company researches and develops new products and prototypes that will revolutionize personal care in the future.

Tigo Money, the Fintech company of the Millicom (Tigo) group that is revolutionizing financial inclusion with digital technology in Latin America, and Visa, the world's leading digital payments company, today announced a regional agreement aimed at expanding access to digital financial services and driving financial inclusion in Latin America.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, approximately 200 million people do not have access to basic digital infrastructure, in addition to this, more than a third of households in Latin America still do not have an internet connection and the region continues to lag behind other economies, according to World Bank data.

The Knowledge Management for the Adaptation of Family Agriculture to Climate Change (INNOVA AF) project, implemented in eight countries of the Americas by the International Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) and the Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), has benefited 2,636 families over the past three years, who have improved their climate adaptation practices and have greater knowledge to improve their income and quality of life.

According to an analysis prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), despite the potential for employment generation, infrastructure subsectors present a significant gap in terms of labor Sistema de Información de Mercados Laborales y Protección Social (SIMS).