A regional reserve fund for Latin America

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2013: A sluggish postcrisis, mega trade negotiations and value chains: scope for regional action

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Una propuesta regional de estrategia de implementación del Sistema de Cuentas Ambientales Económicas (SCAE) 2012 en América Latina

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Infrastructure, transport and integration: the link with productive development and regional competitiveness

A vision of the role played by infrastructure, transport and related services in the development of competitiveness and productivity is fundamental for proposing public policies linked to productive development. In particular, the supply costs and the quality of public utility and transport services are extremely relevant to countries’ productivity, GDP growth and competitiveness, and also for the development and economic integration of Latin America.

Traffic congestion: its economic and social consequences

Urban transport in the largest Latin American and Caribbean cities consumes about 3.5% of regional GDP — a percentage that is inflated by the effects of traffic congestion. In addition to the costs of congestion in terms of lost economic efficiency, there are also negative consequences in terms of social cohesion. The phenomenon of traffic congestion, which is caused mainly by relatively wealthy car drivers, lengthens journey times and, more importantly, forces up public transport fares. Owning a car is one of the fruits of human progress; using it in conditions of acute congestion or contamination is a social ill.

Updated Economic Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013

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Regional integration: towards an inclusive value chain strategy

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Informe de la reunión regional preparatoria de la conferencia de examen decenal de la ejecución del programa de Acción de Almaty. Asunción, 19 noviembre de 2013

Este documento corresponde al Informe de la Reunión Regional Preparatoria de la Conferencia de Examen Global Decenal de la Ejecución del Programa de Acción de Almaty, celebrada en Asunción, en noviembre de 2013.

Report of the regional meeting in preparation for the comprehensive 10-year review conference on the implementation of the Almaty programme of action. Asunción, 19 November 2013

Report of the Regional Meeting in Preparation for the Comprehensive 10-Year Review Conference of the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action (Asunción, 19 November 2013).