The impacts of quota elimination under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) applicable since 1 January 2005 are already becoming apparent on Latin American and Caribbean countries' exports to the United States ; despite vastly different performances from country to country, the region as a whole experienced a reduction in market share, in contrast to a marked increase by China . In theory, if this rhythm of growth were to be sustained, the market share of United States imports from China in this sector could increase or even surpass the 50% mark in the next three years. …
Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 22% of U.S. foreign trade in the first half of 2023, according to the recent document United States – Latin America and the Caribbean Trade Developments 2023 published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).…
The present paper addresses the Alberta oilfield experience and draws up a set of principles for strategic public-private alliances for innovation and export development considered useful for the Latin American countries. According to the authors the lessons to extract are not reduced to countries with abundant hydrocarbon resources, and may be also useful to broader applications as the development of innovation in resource based industries, the construction of strategic public-private alliances and consensus building, the royalty regime, the appropriate fiscal policy, securing investments in …
America is one of the priority areas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations and, in particular, of ECLAC Natural Resources and
Infrastructure Division (NRID).
Prepared as a contribution to the United Nations Development Account Project: “Facilitating the
Effective Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy through Aid for Trade
Schemes”, ROA 139-7, the present document presents the main activities, carried out by NRID for the
benefit of the landlocked developing countries since the adoption of the Almaty Programme of Action: …
During the last few decades, India’s trade with the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries has grown substantially, especially in the area of Information Technology (IT) services. The definition of IT services now includes a plethora of IT-enabled services (ITeS) directed to specific sectors, including Agri-tech, Fin-tech, Health-tech, manufacturing and mining-based services, as well as e-commerce. This sector has attracted significant Indian investment in the region. Over the last decade, the share of the IT sector in total Indian Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the region has nearly…
In the late of 1990s, when use of the Internet began to spread to almost all of the activities undertaken by people and businesses around the world, Internet-based electronic commerce was expected to introduce revolutionary innovations in businesses, management and international trade. In particular, information-sharing with clients and the clients of clients, and coordination of business activities with trade partners based on shared information, or the so-called supply chain management (SCM), were expected to be introduced by firms in order to dramatically reduce business costs and establish…
Abstract As in other parts of the world, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America are important generators of employment while contributing to establishing certain social as well as regional 'equilibria' in the development process within the country. However, SMEs in Latin America are much less 'export-oriented'than their East Asian counterparts. SMEs in Latin America tend to produce import substitutes and non tradables while manufactured exports are still produced by large firms in relativelycapital-intensive ways. In contrast, many East Asian SMEs are…
La edición 2008-2009 del Panorama de la inserción internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se divide en tres capítulos. En el capítulo I se analiza la coyuntura económica internacional con una mirada de mediano plazo. Se presta especial atención a las variables que más pueden modificar el escenario global y afectar la inserción internacional de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe. Como ejemplo de los cambios que está generando o acentuando la crisis cabe destacar la creciente importancia de las economías emergentes, con el consiguiente impacto sobre las corrientes comerciales de la…
La CEPAL participa en el panel de alto nivel “Empresas multinacionales y empoderamiento de mujeres” en la séptima versión del Foro Mundial de Inversiones de la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD).…
11 Abr 2016, 05:30 - 15:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
Debate on Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of innovation and skills development as key components within creative economy policies, as well as Korean policies and foreign cooperation initiatives in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development and internationalization. Propose cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean in these areas.…
La CEPAL participa en panel “Incidencia y rendición de cuentas: ¿quiénes participan en la mesa de negociaciones comerciales?” en el Foro sobre Género y Desarrollo que se lleva a cabo en el marco de la Decimoquinta sesión de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD 15)…
In this paper we estimate the fiscal implications of the free trade agreement signed between the United States of America and the five Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Of the five possible effects on fiscal revenue (direct, indirect, elasticity, substitution and induced), in this paper we estimate the first three. The fourth effect is most likely negligible, whereas the estimation of the fifth one would be plagued by uncertainty, so we do not attempt it here. We use comparative statics to estimate the impact. We find the adverse …
26 - 28 Mar
2012, 07:00 - 13:45
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Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This workshop organized jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the University of Adelaide’s Institute for International Trade (IIT), with the generous financial support of the Australian Government’s Overseas Aid Program (AUSAid). The workshop, held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 26 to 28 March 2012, brought together experienced trade negotiators from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the eleven member countries of the Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano group.…
The objective of this document is to analyse some of the main issues, effects and implications of the FTAA for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) economies. It also considers when relevant and for comparison purposes the cases of non-independent States. The document is divided into seven sections. Following the introduction, the second section describes, albeit briefly, the main issues that are found in the Free Trade Areas literature. The third section introduces the FTAA participants highlighting their economic and social disparities. The fourth section centers on the FTAA underlying principles …
Abstract Concentration in liner shipping means that relatively larger shipping companies are increasing their market share at the expense of the remaining smaller players. Although this process is not new, it has gained strength and is particularly affecting ports and shipping services in developing regions. Because trade is growing as a proportion of world GDP, governments and international organizations attach an increasing priority to improving ports and shipping services. This leads to deregulation, which, together with technological advances, increases the incentives for shipping companie…
El objetivo del documento Ciencia y tecnología en el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano: espacios para innovar y competir es diagnosticar las capacidades de ciencia, tecnología e innovación, y su importancia para la competitividad, de los países que componen el Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y Perú) —denominado como países del Arco en lo restante de este documento—, y la región de Asia-Pacífico, identificando espacios de cooperación internacional de transferencia tecnológica y de co…
29 Nov 2019 - 07:10
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Evento (Conferencias y reuniones de órganos subsidiarios)
En el Marco del 23avo Foro de Negocios Corea – América Latina, celebrado en Seúl en la República de Corea, coorganizado por el Consejo Coreano para América Latina y el Caribe (KCLAC); la Asociación de Comercio Internacional de Corea (KITA); el Instituto de Corea para la Política Económica Internacional (KIEP), en conjunto con el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Energía (MOTIE); el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (MOFA); la Asociación Internacional de Contratistas de Corea (ICAK); la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Corea (KOICA), y el Encuentro internacional de socios (IMP), la Divi…