The situation of statistics in the West Indies Associated States

Includes bibliography

Establishment of centralised financial services for countries now comprising the West Indies Associated States

Se propone la creacion de un banco central regional para atender las necesidades fnancieras del grupo de paises que conforman los Estados Asociados de las Indias Occidentales.

Maritime reefer trade in South America: a comparison of the west and east coasts

This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines the scale of maritime reefer trade in South America and the developments made in this area since the 1990s. It also looks at the increase in the capacity of liner services and the relationship between conventional and containerized reefer vessels in terms of trade volume, commodities exported and the destinations for exports from South America.

ECLAC - Mesoamerica Project cooperation: Support for the facilitation of trade and transport in Mesoamerica

This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the activities performed by ECLAC and the Mesoamerica Project related to issues linked to infrastructure services, particularly with regards to the physical integration, facilitation and operation of multimodal services in Central America.

Developing integrated and sustainable policies on infrastructure, logistics and mobility in Mesoamerica

This issue of the FAL Bulletin summarizes the main outcomes of a regional workshop held in Costa Rica in November 2012 that brought together ministers and high-level authorities from the member countries of the Mesoamerica Project.

Logistics observatories and regional integration indicators: the Mesoamerica project

This FAL Bulletin analyses the development of logistics observatories and the construction of regional integration indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean. To this end, it examines experiences, in the region and worldwide, in relation to the construction of indicators and presents a set of policy recommendations for proper implementation. The Mesoamerica Project is used as a case study to construct a set of indicators for logistics infrastructures.