Incorporation of special and differential treatment in international trade agreements and the implications for Caribbean economies

Includes bibliography

Trade liberalisation, trade performance and competitiveness in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Trade patterns and policies of CDCC countries in rice, legumes, ground provisions, fresh vegetables and citrus products and identification of areas for joint action

Includes bibliography

A comparative guide to the Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement: a study by the Tripartite Committee

Includes bibliography

Política comercial y transformación productiva = Trade policy and changing production patterns

Add.1 corresponde a la versión editada en inglés de la Parte V: Consideraciones finales

Políticas comerciales y compromisos en la Organización Mundial del Comercio = Trade policies and commitments in the World Trade Organization

Incluye Bibliografía

Memorandum sobre facilitación del comercio y de su documentación en América Latina = Memorandum on trade facilitation and documentation in Latin America

Incluye Bibliografía

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

Incluye bibliografía.

Information technologies in trade facilitation and their use by msmes

This issue of the Bulletin is based on the material presented at the seminar Information Technology for Development of Small and Medium-sized Exporters in East Asia and Latin America, which was held on 23 and 24 November 2004 at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. The seminar was part of the project entitled Comparative Study on East Asian and Latin American IT Industry, financed by the thematic fund for information and communication technologies (ICT) for development of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and has been carried out in close collaboration with the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), an organization that belongs to the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO). This article contains a discussion of the concepts, definitions and standards associated with electronic commerce, as well as the opportunities to be seized and the challenges to be met so that MSMEs can expand their electronic business.

Trade facilitation and Central American integration: Customs modernization

The development of trade facilitation and regional integration is closely linked to the efficiency of public services and the competitiveness of the companies that support export activity. The importance of trade facilitation measures has been emphasized in various issues of the FAL Bulletin. On this occasion the subject is be discussed from the point of view of regional integration, and a case in Central America is considered of particular interest. El Salvador and Guatemala, by integrating their electronic systems for obtaining export licenses, have been able to reduce waiting times significantly. In Guatemala, in December 2000, there was a waiting time of 24 hours, whereas in November 2004 the procedure took 1.5 minutes via the Internet. This issue of the Bulletin is based on research into electronic government initiatives related to foreign trade, which is being conducted by the International Trade and Integration Division.