Factores que afectan a la participación de los países del Caribe en el Area de Libre Comercio de las Américas = Factors affecting the participation of Caribbean countries in the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Incluye Bibliografía

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): a report on the progress of the preparations for negotiations

Includes bibliography

Report of the workshops on the Free Trade Area of the Americas, competitiveness and standards

Includes bibliography

Issues, effects and implications of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Agreement for CARICOM economies

Includes bibliography

Algunas reflexiones sobre la forma de abordar el tema del Area de Libre Comercio de las Américas = Reflections on ways to approach the topic of the Free Trade Areas of the Americas

Incluye Bibliografía

Fondo de integración regional del Area de Libre Comercio de las Américas = A regional integration fund of the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Incluye Bibliografía

Lessons from the NAFTA: some policy recommendations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Includes bibliography

Trade Facilitation as Part of Creating the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

The content of this article is the natural continuation of both FAL Bulletin No. 167 and FAL Bulletin No. 171. FAL Bulletin No. 167 advanced conceptually in the definition of the term trade facilitation and a general explanation of how some international bodies and the FTAA process itself deal with this issue. This month's article expands on the information regarding trade facilitation within the FTAA, which brings together the sizeable number of 34 countries from the Western Hemisphere.Similarly, taking into account that FAL Bulletin No. 171 reported on some progress toward trade facilitation regulations within the framework of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the current article takes a complementary approach, reporting on developments favourable to trade facilitation in another agreement for economic integration, which basically proposes the creation of a free trade area.

Modernization of Customs and Implementation of Single Window Systems for Foreign Trade: Results of an International Seminar-Workshop

An international seminar-workshop entitled "Facilitation of trade and transport in Latin America: situation and outlook" was held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 29 and 30 November 2005, organized jointly by the ECLAC Division of International Trade and Integration and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The event was attended by about 50 persons involved in customs modernization and/or the implementation of single window systems for foreign trade in 20 Ibero-American countries.The main purpose of the seminar-workshop was to exchange ideas, opinions and proposals concerning the efficient implementation of trade facilitation instruments. The conclusions reached at this event point to the need to seek convergence among the existing trade agreements associated with trade facilitation in Latin America. Customs modernization requires the re-design of processes and procedures in order to achieve interoperability among the systems, and single window systems for foreign trade can only be implemented successfully if clear political leadership is established with broad participation from both public and private organizations.

The international trade position of Argentina. Towards a process of export diversification?

Includes bibliography.

The United States and Latin America and the Caribbean: Highlights of economics and trade

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena

Trade and investment flows between the Caribbean and the rest of the hemisphere in the context of the FTAA

Includes bibliography

Report on the production of trade statistics in the Caribbean region

Includes bibliography