List of content type Event

View results Filter list
Topic(s): International trade

Filters

69 search results. Displaying 20 per page.

Technical workshop on “Value chain development for deeper integration of FEALAC: Asian perspectives”

10 - 11 July 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing a technical Workshop from 10 to 11 July 2019, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop is part of the collaborative project between ESCAP, ECLAC and ADB in a project aiming to enhance value chain integration between Asia and Latin America. The workshop will gather policy analysts, researchers and policymakers working in Asia-Pacific member states of FEALAC. The purposes of the workshop are to review the study in intraregional value chains development and to identify emerging opportunities and challenges facing Asia-…

Third Regional-Global Trade in Value Added (TiVA) Initiatives Workshop

26 - 27 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Regional-Global meeting on Trade in Value Added (TiVA) initiatives took place in Paris, at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the end of June 2019. This meeting came as a follow-up to the development of the different TiVA initiatives. Delegates from different international organizations participated including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States Department of Commerce, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Commission's Joint Research Center (EC-JRC), as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNEC…

CORPYME Training workshop: Trade Single Windows for the Internationalization of SMEs

13 May 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Other events)

This training workshop will take place at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile on May 13th, 2019. It is part of the CORPYME project, which is an action plan sponsored by the Republic of Korea and implemented by ECLAC to strengthen the capacities of countries to promote the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), through a more intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and export innovation. This workshop has three objectives: a) present the advances and challeng…

International Seminar "Value Chains between the Countries of MERCOSUR and Asia Pacific"

13 May 2019, 04:15 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)

The seminar "Value Chains between the Countries of MERCOSUR and Asia Pacific" will be held in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay on May 13th, 2019. The seminar is part of the projects "Input-Output Tables for Industrial and Trade Policies in Central and South America" and "Value chain development for a deeper integration of East Asia and Latin America". During the Seminar, the methodology followed by ECLAC to assemble the South American Input-Output Table and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Input-Output Table for 2005 and 2011 will be presented. ECLAC will share so…

Seminar "Analysis of Value Chains from the sub-regional Andean Input-Output Table: The case of intraregional and Asia-Pacific trade"

26 March 2019, 06:00 - 09:30 | Event (Other events)

The seminar "Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean subregional Input-Output Table: The case of intraregional trade and that of Asia Pacific" will be held in the city of Bogotá on March 26. During the Seminar, the methodology followed by ECLAC to assemble the South American Input-Output Tables for 2005 and 2011 will be presented, as well as the Input-Output Table of the Andean Community in both its 2005 and 2011 versions. Likewise, ECLAC will present results related to intra-Andean value chains, as well as trade relations with extra-regional Asia-Pacific partners. The sem…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean Product Subregional Input Output Table (IOT) and the South American IOT 2005-2011

11 December 2018, 06:00 - 09:30 | Event (Other events)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the 2005 and 2011 versions of the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as that corresponding national IOT. Similarly, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and Andean Community IOTs as tools for economic analysis. In addition, the seminar included presentations by the Institute of Advanced Studies in Development, the National Institu…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Mercosur Subregional Input Output Table

6 December 2018, 11:15 - 14:30 | Event (Other events)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 Subregional South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, 2005 and 2011 versions, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and MERCOSUR IOTs as tools for economic analysis. The seminar also included a panel discussion on regional integration, infrastructure, and value chains. The course was held at the Institute o…

Global Services Forum in association with REDLAS Conference 2018: Knowledge-based services for sustainable development

13 - 14 September 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

On 13–14 September 2018, the Global Services Forum (GSF) and the Conference of the Latin American Network for Research on Services (REDLAS) will come together in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to focus on the important role of knowledge-based services for sustainable development, productive and export diversification, innovation and internationalization.…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean Community Subregional Input Output Table

14 August 2018, 06:15 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the 2005 and 2011 versions of the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and Andean Community IOTs as tools for economic analysis. In addition, the seminar included presenations by the National Insitute of Statistics and Informatics an…

Ninth ECLAC Seminar on Trade and Sustainability: International trade as a driver for sustainable development

18 - 19 July 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This seminar will present a broad vision of the relationship between international trade and sustainable development, identifying those aspects in which the exchange of goods and services can complement the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The links will be reviewed considering the current state of compliance with the SDGs in Latin America, emphasizing both regulatory aspects, such as trade agreements, and business practices, particularly private sustainability standards. The way in which environmental and social sustainability is supported in global value chains and ho…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Mercosur Subregional Input Output Table

25 June 2018, 05:00 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 Subregional South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, 2005 and 2011 versions, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and MERCOSUR IOTs as tools for economic analysis. The seminar was held at the Central Bank of Paraguay with the participation of officials of the MERCOSUR Secretariat and various public entiti…

Regional-Global TiVA Initiatives Workshop

7 - 8 June 2018 | Event (Other events)

Recent years have seen a significant take-up in international efforts to develop measures of Trade in Value Added, driven by growing demands for better, more comprehensive and more timely data on global value chains, their drivers and impacts. Examples of initiatives include OECD-WTO TiVA, Eurostat’s FIGARO, North American TiVA, APEC TIVA, WIOD, regional IO tables for Latin America coordinated by CEPAL, and many others. Bringing together all these TiVA initiatives, the second Regional-Global TiVA Workshop that took place on 7-8 June in Paris aimed to further develop and operationalise common …

The role of the entrepreneur in Latin American Integration

15 - 16 May 2018 | Event (Other events)

The Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) in coordination with the Chamber of Commerce of Lima is organizing the International Seminar: "The Role of the Entrepreneur in Latin American Integration" whose final objective is to open a space for entrepreneurs to express their concerns and proposals on regional integration. The event will cover topics such as the improvement of the Free Trade Zone from the business perspective; the facilitation of trade in customs matters; the elimination of non-tariff barriers in intra-CAN trade; and the advances and opportunities in land transport and th…

RedIbero Meeting: Promoting Regional Value Chains

21 - 23 March 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The meeting on "Promoting Regional Value Chains", organized by RedIbero together with PROCOMER and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will bring together foreign trade promotion organizations from all over the region to analyze methods of analysis and strategies to create and join regional value chains. ECLAC will share its extensive experience in the analysis of regional value chains and will contribute to a better understanding of the related methodologies.…

Seminar: Prospective Vision of Latin American and Caribbean Integration

6 - 7 March 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) share an interest in supporting regional integration processes as relevant mechanisms for the economic and political development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Permanent Secretariat of SELA and ECLAC promote research that broadens the knowledge of progress in the process of subregional integration mechanisms in different areas that are of interest to the region. For this reason they have co-organized a seminar for reflection …

Seminar on Export Promotion Policies in Asia and Latin America

11 October 2017, 12:00 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The objective of the seminar is to make a comparative analysis of export promotion policies in Asia and Latin America. Prof. Yukiko Fukagawa of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan will present on export promotion policies in Asian countries, ECLAC will present the experience of Latin America, and representatives of ProChile and SOFOFA will discuss the experience of Chile.…

Launch of the South American and Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix

23 August 2017, 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)

On August 23, 2017, as part of the 90-year celebration of the creation of the Central Bank of Ecuador, ECLAC presented the South American Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and the Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and 2011 in Quito, Ecuador. These tools will enable policymakers and analysts to identify productive chains and analyze the effects of changes in the final demand for goods and services on production and employment. During the event, the Central Bank of Ecuador presented the Ecuadorian Social Accounting Matrix for 2007 and 2014.…

India – Latin America and the Caribbean Conclave

28 - 29 November 2016 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), supporting the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and in cooperation with the Ministry of External Affairs of India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and the Government of Jalisco, is organizing the Seventh India-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Conclave in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 28 and 29 november 2016. Between India and Latin America and the Caribbean, there are important linkages in terms of trade, foreign direct investment and the potential for south-south cooperation. The growting economic relationship…

Seminar: Economic Integration in Central America and its productive dimension: challenges and opportunities to foster regional development

3 November 2016, 05:30 - 15:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Los objetivos de la Reunión son: Analizar la integración productiva de la región y los retos y oportunidades que ésta presenta para el proceso de integración regional. Analizar información relevante sobre la evolución económica reciente de la región, particularmente en los temas de comercio, inversión y crecimiento. Promover un debate informado sobre las oportunidades y desafíos de Centroamérica para fortalecer la integración económica e impulsar con ello, el desarrollo humano y bienestar de su población. Contribuir a la formación de opinión pública informada y estimular el diálogo social y p…

69 search results. Displaying 20 per page.