This presentation discusses select regional integration projects from Southern Europe and the impact from these case studies. Specifically mentioned are the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and INTERREG, an initiative that aims to stimulate cooperation between regions in...

This paper analyzes the roles of health goods and services markets within the regional integration process. It is a known fact that the consolidation of integrated markets is slower regarding social goods and services (as health and education) than among other goods and services (e.g. durable...

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...

This presentation provides a brief overview of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, including CARIFORUM, CARICOM and CSME, the rationale for regional cooperation as well as lessons learned from the Caribbean experience of regional integration. Finally, a set of recommendations for...

This collection of five case studies examines Latin American and the Caribbean experiences in regional cooperation and institutional capacity development across various sectors, including public debt management, watershed management, public health, citizen security and social security systems.

This presentation discusses the history and background of the EU Cohesion and Regional policy since 1960, and provides a brief outline of policy actions currently being implemented under the 2007-2013 strategy. The presentation focuses on the EU Structural Funds and the Cohesion Policy and...

This presentation, from the RBD's Workshop on Methodologies for Regional Projects and Programs, summarizes the current context of regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes the new drivers for integration and global and regional integration gaps which the region must...

En 2007 se inició un programa cofinanciado por el Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA) y el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones del BID, con la asistencia técnica del Banco Mundial, con el propósito de asistir a los bancos centrales y demás autoridades de competentes de los...

The enforcement of the MERCOSUR as an imperfect customs union is determined by the existence of a Common External Tariff (CET) which has not been fully applied up to this moment. The smallest countries in the MERCOSUR are more open, more specialized and a larger share of their total trade is...

As the region has entered a phase of recovery leaving behind the episodes of extreme turbulence, and the decision horizons have been somewhat extended, it seems appropriate to reconsider the medium term prospects of Mercosur, including the possibility of moving towards a process of deepening...