Latin America’s emergence in global services A new driver of structural change in the region?

Includes bibliography.

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

Includes bibliography

El comercio de servicios en los países miembros de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI): evaluación cuantitativa y normativa

Incluye Bibliografía

Research on policies and institutions to support small and medium scale enterprise in the Caribbean: Trinidad adn Tobago report

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago continues to provide support to SMEs in order to enhance their international competitiveness. The increasing effects of globalization and the reality of several trade agreements require that local businesses attain and maintain a level of competitiveness which ensures their continued survival and growth. This report examines in detail the policy environment within which these enterprises operate. It also examines the role of the key implementing agencies such as the BDC and NEDCO for government’s policy on the sector and also the role of the respective line ministries. These organizations strive to deliver value added technical, financial and export promotion services to its clients on a subsidised basis. The services offered reflect five key business areas such as financing, training, technical assistance, trade assistance, business re-engineering, project management and export promotion. In the case of the BDC its services target six sectors: food and beverage, metal processing, leisure marine, including yachting, information and communication technology/electronics, printing and packaging and entertainment. These said sectors are identified by the government, on the basis of a study which was done by TIDCO, for the promotion of a cluster development strategy. In the case of NEDCO it targets the following sectors: art and craft, food and beverages, fashion and fashion accessories, culture and ecotourism, bed and breakfast operations, indigenous entertainment and light manufacturing.

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2015: desafíos para impulsar el ciclo de inversión con miras a reactivar el crecimiento

En su edición 2015, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional durante 2014 y se analizan la evolución durante el primer semestre de 2015 y las perspectivas para el resto del año. En la segunda parte se analiza la dinámica de la inversión en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, su relación con el ciclo económico, el papel de la inversión pública, las carencias en infraestructura y los desafíos de financiamiento de la inversión privada. En la página web de la CEPAL (http://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/38713-estudio-economico-de-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2015-desafios-para-impulsar-el) está disponible la tercera parte, que contiene las notas referentes al desempeño económico de los países de América Latina y el Caribe durante 2014 y el primer semestre de 2015, así como los respectivos anexos estadísticos, en que se muestra la evolución de los principales indicadores económicos de los países de la región. La fecha límite de actualización de la información estadística de la presente publicación ha sido el 30 de junio de 2015.

Public policies for the information society: a shared vision?

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

Trade between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central American Common Market (CACM) countries: the role to play for ports and shipping services

Includes bibliography