The following presentation summarizes the evolution of regional integration in Latin America since 1994 and the outlook for regionalization in the future, identifying the new drivers of integration. The presentation concludes with a discussion of recommendations for facilitating regional...

En el curso de la Tercera Reunión de los Ministros de Hacienda de América y el Caribe celebrada en Lima el 28 de mayo de 2010, los presentes deliberaron sobre cómo reducir las brechas de integración regional y coincidieron en que la agenda de integración requiere de inversiones simultáneas...

Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long-standing record in the field, represent the current state of knowledge about trade and poverty...

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.

This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional, regional, and global trade architecture, and promoting convergence and accumulation among the...

Esta nota periódica examina tendencias claves de la integración y el comercio en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), concentrándose en los acontecimientos más recientes en estas áreas. Se presenta una visión panorámica del comportamiento de las exportaciones en el año 2000, donde se...

En el curso de la Tercera Reunión de los Ministros de Hacienda de América y el Caribe celebrada en Lima el 28 de mayo de 2010, los presentes deliberaron sobre cómo reducir las brechas de integración regional y coincidieron en que la agenda de integración requiere de inversiones simultáneas...

The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these and other countries and world regions.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of liberalisation in RTAs in the Americas in comparison to agreements in other world regions, and to put forth policy recommendations for multilateralising the regional RTAs. While primarily focusing on market access in goods-and tariff...

Total Western Hemisphere exports to the world increased by 5 percent in 2003, according to preliminary estimates by the IDB's Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division. This marks a reversal of a two-year trend that saw exports from the hemisphere decline by more than 9 percent between...