Cluster Report
Subtitle:
Trade Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication Name:
IMF Country Report
Volume, number, page:
17/66, pp.1-55.
Year of Publication:
2017
Editor(s):
IMF
Organization Name:
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Acronym:
IMF
City:
Washington D.C.
Country of Publication:
United States
ISBN or ISSN:
1934-7685
Considered Countries:
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Peru
United States
China
Panama
Uruguay
Venezuela
Mexico
Category:
Reports
Theme:
Country - LAC
Country - Country
Agreements
Association Agreeements
Strategic Partnerships
Government
Keyword(s):
International economy
International politics
Latin America
Caribbean
Export growth
Exports
Trade integration
Trade liberalization
Trade policy
Trade Integration Mechanism
international trade
Free Trade
Economic integration
Regional Integration
Mercosur
CARICOM
NAFTA
Abstract:
This cluster report takes stock of and explores opportunities for trade integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Drawing on a set of 12 analytical studies that will be issued as working papers, the report examines the determinants of trade, explores the potential to enhance LAC’s trade integration, and assesses the associated economic and social effects. To deepen understanding of the region’s policy options and trade strategies, the report also incorporates the views of LAC country authorities based on responses to a survey. This provides an opportunity to examine the alignment of recommendations based on the analytical findings with the region’s current trade policy priorities, with the caveat that the survey was conducted between late 2015 and mid-2016, prior to the most recent developments in the global trade landscape.
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