La CEPAL está trabajando en el área de la facilitación del comercio dada la enorme relevancia que este tema tiene actualmente para la competitividad de las exportaciones latinoamericanas. Es así que ha realizado seminarios y reuniones de expertos para debatir acerca del grado de implementación de las herramientas de la facilitación del comercio en los países de la región, como así también acerca de la forma de estimular a los gobiernos a seguir avanzando en este aspecto. En un estudio reciente (Arvis, Jean-François, et al., 2007), se afirma que los países en desarrollo para aprovechar el com…
Since its initiation on January 1, 1994, the agriculture section of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been controversial, which has led to several trade disputes, suggestions for modification and strengthening, and even Presidential initiatives such as the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). While NAFTA has done much to spur economic growth and development, it has not realized its potential in integrating agrifood markets. Several illustrations are summarized in this report on progress in overcoming sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers to trade un…
This study provides an analysis of links between trade liberalisation, trade performance and competitiveness in the Caribbean. The study takes an eclectic approach, borrowing from different strands of theory and empirical findings, where necessary. Nevertheless from a broad conceptual frame of reference, an effort is made to analyse the structural, institutional and market (demand and supply); factors that impinge on trade performance and competitiveness outcomes in the region. This approach, it is believed, provides the most relevance for analysing the real world situation in the Caribbean,…
This paper will examine development challenges and new opportunities arising out of globalization in the tourism and financial services sectors, respectively in the ECLAC associate member countries.…
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