Launch of the report Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2013

Presentación del informe Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2013

ECLAC Will Present Annual Report on the Foreign Trade Performance of Latin America and the Caribbean

Follow live transmission as from 11:00 a.m. of 10 September (most recent version of IE, Mozilla, Chrome or Safari is recommended. In older browsers such as IE8 flash player must be installed and compatibility view should be selected). (3 September 2013) Ongoing weakness in the euro zone and an even greater slowdown predicted in emerging countries have prevented the world recovery from taking hold. The way in which this context impacts Latin American and Caribbean foreign trade will be analysed in the new ECLAC report, which is being presented on Tuesday 10 September at 11.00 a.…

CEPAL presentará informe anual sobre el comportamiento del comercio exterior de América Latina y el Caribe

Siga la transmisión en directo a partir de las 11:00 horas del 10 de septiembre (recomendamos utilizar una versión reciente de IE, Mozilla o Chrome o Safari. En navegadores antiguos como IE8 o inferiores se requiere flash player y habilitar el modo de compatibilidad) (3 de septiembre, 2013) La persistente debilidad en la zona euro y una desaceleración mayor a la prevista en los países emergentes han impedido que se consolide una recuperación económica mundial. La forma en la que este contexto impacta al comercio exterior de América Latina y el Caribe será analizada en un nuevo …

CEPAL apresentará relatório anual sobre o comportamento do comércio exterior da América Latina e do Caribe

Siga a transmissão ao vivo pela internet no dia 10 de setembro ás 11h. (recomendamos utilizar versão mais recente do IE, o Mozilla, Chrome o Safari). (3 de setembro de 2013) A persistente debilidade na zona do euro e uma desaceleração maior do que a prevista nos países emergentes têm impedido que se consolide uma recuperação econômica mundial. A forma com que esse contexto impacta o comércio exterior da América Latina e do Caribe será analisada em um novo relatório da CEPAL, que será apresentado na terça-feira, 10 de setembro às 11h, em Santiago do Chile, a mesma hora em …

Intercambio de información en las cadenas de suministro internacionales: el caso de la cadena de suministro de flor fresca cortada colombiana para la exportación

Este documento se refiere a un estudio de caso de la cadena de suministro de las flores en Colombia. La mayoría de los análisis se refiere al principal mercado para las flores colombianas, es decir, el mercado de Estados Unidos. El informe comienza con un diagnóstico de la cadena de suministro en el sector de las exportaciones corte flores en Colombia y tiene en cuenta los principales componentes del análisis de propuestas contenido en la Hoja de ruta para mejorar el intercambio de información en las cadenas internacionales de suministro, plantilla de Estudios Regionales de Zografo…

Organic food market in the United States: Market access opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean producers

The organic food market in the United States has shown impressive growth rates since the passage of legislation to regulate the market in the early 2000s. Rapidly increasing consumer demand for organic products has led to significant organic market expansion, with double-digit annual sales growth rates for some product categories. The increasing demand to import certain organic products from international sources presents an interesting trade potential for exporters from Latin America and the Caribbean. In order to guard the integrity of the domestic organic market, the United States has deter…

Boletín estadístico de comercio exterior de bienes en América Latina y el Caribe. Tercer trimestre de 2013 (Nro.12)

ECLAC Holds Two Seminars on Latin America's Trade Relations with Asian Countries

During this decade, Latin America's economic and trade relations with Asian countries have grown considerably, and this is reflected in the figures and the rise in the number of trade agreements included between countries of the two regions. However, these links still feature asymmetries that remain a challenge, particularly for Latin American countries. In this context, this week the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold two seminars at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile, both opened by the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. On Wednesday 21 August will t…

CEPAL organiza dos seminarios sobre relaciones comerciales de América Latina con países asiáticos

Durante la década más reciente, las relaciones económicas y comerciales de América Latina con los países asiáticos han mostrado un crecimiento importante, que se evidencia tanto en las cifras como en el aumento de acuerdos comerciales suscritos entre países de ambas regiones. Sin embargo, estos vínculos aún presentan asimetrías, las cuales siguen siendo un desafío, especialmente para los países latinoamericanos. En este contexto, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) realizará esta semana dos seminarios en su sede de Santiago de Chile, los cuales serán inaugurados por s…

El huésped no invitado del TLCAN: China y la desintegración del comercio en América del Norte

El huésped no invitado del TLCAN: China y la desintegración del comercio en América del Norte.…

Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2012-2013

In the face of weak global growth in major export markets the Caribbean economies have underperformed. The situation is much more severe among service producers1 which have suffered the decline in tourist arrivals and offshore banking services. The goods producers have benefited from the commodity boom and have tended to show more robust growth. The expectations for 2013 are that growth will be positive in the region with the service producers growing at 1.5per cent and the goods producers at 3.6per cent. This performance will depend heavily on improved performances in the major export markets…

Terms of trade and output fluctuations in Colombia

This paper explores the impact of the terms of trade on output fluctuations in Colombia, a developing country where as much as 62% of export earnings come from just four commodities: oil (42%), coal (14%), coffee (5%), and nickel (1%). This research was prompted by: the particular role of short-run fluctuations in developing economies, the fact that the Colombian terms of trade are procyclical, and the discussion on economic policies towards sterilization of the effects of commodity prices. Following time series analysis for the period 1994 -2011, robust evidence was found indicating that arou…

Colombia: términos de intercambio y fluctuaciones de la producción

En este artículo se explora la incidencia de los términos de intercambio en las fluctuaciones de la producción en Colombia, un país en desarrollo cuyos ingresos por exportaciones proceden mayoritariamente (en un 62%) de solo cuatro productos básicos: el petróleo (42%), el carbón (14%), el café (5%) y el níquel (1%). Esta investigación fue motivada por el papel especial que desempeñan las fluctuaciones de corto plazo en las economías en desarrollo, por el hecho de que los términos de intercambio de Colombia sean procíclicos y por la discusión acerca de las políticas económicas orientadas a este…

CEPAL Review no.110

Revista CEPAL no.110

The international trade position of Argentina. Towards a process of export diversification?

This study analyses how far the strong expansion of Argentine exports since 2003 has been due simply to favourable external conditions and how industrial manufactures have behaved. It finds that the country's pattern of international specialization has not greatly altered at the major category level, but that both primary products and manufactures of agricultural origin, which account for much of the trade surplus, have undergone significant changes in composition. In addition, regional trade has consolidated and traditional partners such as the European Union and the United States have b…

NAFTA's uninvited guest: China and the disintegration of North American trade

This paper examines the extent to which China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and subsequent surge in global exports affected the composition of trade between the United States and Mexico through 2009. The authors found that China's entry had a significant impact on the trade relations between these two North American countries, replacing and displacing many of the export strongholds in place before China joined the WTO and after the first stage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1994-2000). Based on this research, the authors offer a variety …

Call for Papers on Trade Relations between Latin America and Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region has been the setting for major changes in economic integration over the past 20 years. This applies to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the entry into force over the next few years of the free trade agreement between China, Japan and South Korea (with negotiations beginning this year). The most recent decade has also seen an increase in economic and trade relations between Latin America and Asia-Pacific, not only in terms of the sums involved but also with a major rise in trade agreements between countries of the two regions. &n…

Está abierta convocatoria para la presentación de artículos sobre las relaciones comerciales América Latina - Asia Pacífico

La región de Asia Pacífico ha sido escenario de importantes transformaciones en materia de integración económica durante las dos últimas décadas. Este ha sido el caso de los procesos de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN), a los que se puede sumar la entrada en vigor en los próximos años de un acuerdo de libre comercio entre China, Japón y Corea del Sur, cuyas negociaciones comenzarían este año. En la década más reciente también han crecido las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre América Latina y Asia Pacífico, no solo en cuanto a los montos involucrados, sino además p…