Trade in services in Latin America and the Caribbean: an analysis of recent trends

Includes bibliography

Brazil's emergence at the regional export leader in services: a case specialization in business services

Includes Bibliography

The current situation of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises in Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia

Includes bibliography

Business development service centres in Italy. An empirical analysis of three regional experiences: Emilia Romagna, Lombardia y Veneto

Includes bibliography

Small- and medium-sized enterprises' restructuring in a context of transition: a shared process: inter-player effects on efficient boundary choice in the Argentine manufacturing sector

Includes bibliography

Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: survey results

Includes bibliography

The importance of local production and small-scale enterprises for Latin American development

Includes bibliography

The tax regime for micro-enterprises in Cuba

Includes bibliography

Policies for small and medium-sized enterprises in Chile

Includes bibliography

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: China-Latin America cross-council taskforce. Working document

Although Chinese corporations were relatively unknown in Latin America until a few years ago, their direct investments in the region have averaged about US$10 billion per year since 2010. Their presence and economic leverage have become very significant in many industries and countries of the region, but their motivation, strategy and procedures are not always well understood by Latin America’s governments, businesses and civil society. Similarly, Chinese companies still need to gain a better understanding of Latin America’s business environment and opportunities. This working document is an input for discussing the future of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America at the China - Latin America cross-council taskforce at the Summit on the Global Agenda, to be held under the auspices of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Abu Dhabi on 18-20 November 2013. It was prepared jointly by Taotao Chen, Professor of Finance of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University in China and member of the WEF Global Agenda Council on China, and by Miguel Pérez Ludeña, Economic Affairs Officer at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), under the supervision of Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC and Vice-Chair of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Latin America.

Commercial bank financing for micro-enterprises and SMEs in Mexico

Includes bibliography.

Política económica - comercio e inversiones - de Guatemala hacia la República Popular China: hacia una estrategia en el corto, mediano y largo plazo

La República Popular China ha cobrado un enorme y creciente protagonismo internacional, no sólo en los ámbitos del comercio y la inversión, sino que también en el financiero, tecnológico y cultural, por lo que es relevante que los países de la subregión centroamericana analicen sus relaciones con este país. Actualmente China se ha convertido en el segundo socio comercial de la región latinoamericana y en una fuente relevante de la inversión extranjera directa (IED). En este contexto el presente documento analiza las relaciones de Guatemala con China, particularmente en el ámbito del comercio y la inversión, con el objetivo de presentar criterios y aspectos relevantes a considerar para una estrategia de Guatemala en el corto, mediano y largo plazo. El documento también analiza las principales características del comercio y las inversiones de China en la subregión centroamericana. Se busca contribuir a un diálogo interno sobre la temática en Guatemala, así como a la posibilidad de un futuro encuentro entre ambos países. Del análisis se desprenden 25 propuestas que reflejan la importancia de una dedicada preparación para diseñar una estrategia desde el plano nacional y subregional, para el relacionamiento con China, con especial énfasis en aspectos como la atracción de IED y la participación en el comercio con ese país.

Economic and trade relations between Latin America and Asia Pacific: The link with China

Includes bibliography