The external trade of a country is closely linked with its geographical location, with the transport services that cover the distance to markets, and the ports through which that trade passes. Recent advances in maritime transport, the growing international economic integration, and the privatization of ports in the countries on the Pacific coast of South America have given rise to expectations that ports could be developed that concentrate both domestic cargo and that of neighbouring countries for its subsequent redistribution: what are known as hub ports . The main conclusion of t…
Export Growth in Latin America: Policies and Performance by Carla Macario with Regis Bonelli, Adriaan ten Kate and Gunnar Niels. Latin American and Caribbean countries have substantially transformed their economies over the past decades by adopting policies that set aside import substitution development strategies and foster a greater outward orientation of their economies, assigning a high priority to increasing exports. Nevertheless, in most cases export performance is still deficient, and many countries in the region have not fully taken advantage of the opportunities arising from …
Abstract
This paper attempts to estimate the effect of trade liberalization on the industrial structure and pattern of pollution emissions in Brazil. An input-output approach is used to estimate the value of production and potential pollution intensity estimates are undertaken using the industrial pollution projection system. We find that the aggregate intensity of pollutant emission has decreased for the whole industrial sector, but for the export sector, the pollution intensity has been increasing after trade liberalization.…
Abstract Both in Asia Pacific and Latin America, considerable confusion and ambiguity surround the notion of 'open Regionalism' that question its relevance for practical purposes. Chapter I will examine various interpretations and applications of the concept and study under what circumstances the two elements 'open' and 'regionalism' come into contradiction. The chapter first put to provide some precision on the relationship that may exist between Open Regionalism and regional integration, and then it inquires of under what conditions regionalism can be a 'st…
Introduction Barriers to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the US Market, 1998-1999 is the sixth report released yearly by ECLAC Washington. Its aim is to provide information on trade inhibiting measures that Latin American and Caribbean exports encounter in the United States, updating that contained in previous reports. The classification of trade inhibiting measures follows that used by the US Trade Representative's yearly publication National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Out of this classification, the report focuses on those three of greatest relevan…
Estrategia de implementación
Este es un proyecto interregional liderado por la Comisión Económica para Europa y que será ejecutado en conjunto con las otras cuatro Comisiones Regionales de las Nacioanes Unidas, abarcando las siguiente cinco regiones: Europa, Oriente Medio, Asia-Pacifico, África y América y el Caribe
Resultados
Se espera lograr un incremento significativo del intercambio electrónico de datos C2C con aquellos países vecinos y socios comerciales así como aumentar la capacidad de utilizar los mensajes electrónicos a nivel internacional en el ámbito de los procedimiento…
28 May 2015, 06:00 - 14:00
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Event (Otros eventos)
Curso para capacitar a estudiantes de grupo de estudiantes de nivel licenciatura en Negocios Internacionales de la Universidad de Guadalajara en el uso de los programas MAGIC Plus y Trademap.
El Módulo para Analizar el Crecimiento del Comercio Internacional (MAGIC, por sus siglas en inglés) es un programa computacional desarrollado por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México, diseñado específicamente para analizar la competitividad ex post de las exportaciones de los países en el mercado de los Estados Unidos. Inicialmente el MAGIC Plus fue diseñado para evaluar el impacto del Tratado de Lib…
23 Jun 2016, 05:00 - 14:00
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Event (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
La reunión servirá como un foro para compartir experiencias entre funcionarios gubernamentales de países sudamericanos que han participado en el establecimiento y funcionamiento de los Comités de Facilitación del Comercio tal como dispone el Acuerdo de Facilitación del Comercio de la OMC. El objeto de este dialogo es de identificar buenas prácticas, factores de éxito, problemas encontrados y cómo estos están siendo enfrentados por los distintos países. …