Paolo Giordano

Trade Trend Estimates Latin America and the Caribbean - 2018 Edition

This report presents estimates of Latin American and Caribbean international trade flows in 2017 and an update through the first quarter of 2018. It was prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with its Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).

Trade and Integration Monitor 2017: Beyond the Recovery: Competing for Market Share in the Digital Era

The Trade and Integration Monitor 2017 analyzes the current trade recovery and assesses the capacity of the region to compete in global markets. It argues that, having overcome the longest trade contraction in recent history, Latin American and Caribbean countries face a trade outlook substantially less favorable than the one prevailing before the crisis. The end of the commodity price super cycle signals the urgent need for policies aimed at boosting competitiveness and at taking advantage of the opportunities provided by disruptive technologies such as e-commerce.

Trade and Integration Monitor 2017: Beyond the Recovery: Competing for Market Share in the Digital Era (Infographic)

In 2016 the value of Latin American and Caribbean exports contracted at a slower pace than that of world trade. This Infographic presents the analysis corresponding to the Trade and Integration Monitor 2017: Beyond Recovery: Competition for markets in the digital era.

Estimaciones de las tendencias comerciales de América Latina y el Caribe - Edición 2017

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el ano 2016 y una actualizacion hasta el primer trimestre de 2017, elaboradas por el sector de Integracion y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboracion con el Instituto para la Integracion de America Latina y el Caribe (INTAL).

Trade and Integration Monitor 2016: Downshifting: Latin America and the Caribbean in the New Normal of Global Trade

The Trade and Integration Monitor 2016 analyzes the different aspects of a downshifting in world trade and its effects on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This is the most recent edition of a series of reports elaborated by the Trade and Integration Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that study the evolution of the insertion of LAC into the world trading system, making use of data available in INTrade, the information system of the IDB on trade and integration. The present study explains how a historic deterioration in the terms of trade, as well as fluctuations in the already slow growth of trade volumes, have depressed the value of regional exports and generated deficits in the current account of the balance of payments of most countries. Subsequently, these trends are disaggregated by country, subregion, product, and export destination, and the regional trade outlook is analyzed for the short- and the long-term, taking into account the impact of the exchange rate realignments and the structural transformations occurring in the world trading system in the last two decades.

Latin American Trade Trends 2016

This report presents estimates of Latin American international trade flows in 2015 and an update through the first quarter of 2016. Prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el ano 2015 y una actualizacion hasta el primer trimestre de 2016, elaboradas por el sector de Integracion y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboracion con el Instituto para la Integracion de America Latina y el Caribe (INTAL).

Latin American Trade Trends - Update 1Q 2016

This report presents estimates of Latin American international trade flows in 2015 and an update through the first quarter of 2016. Prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el ano 2015 y una actualizacion hasta el primer trimestre de 2016, elaboradas por el sector de Integracion y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboracion con el Instituto para la Integracion de America Latina y el Caribe (INTAL).

Monitor de Comercio e Integración 2015: La recaída: América Latina y el Caribe frente al retroceso del comercio mundial

The Trade and Integration Monitor 2015 analyzes different aspects of the global trade downturn and its effects on the region. This is the most recent edition of the series of reports elaborated by the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank that study the evolution of Latin America and the Caribbeans insertion into the global trading system, making use of data available in INTrade, the IDBs information system on integration and trade. This report analyzes the weak growth of the regions export volume of goods and services and the strong impact of the correction in commodity prices since the middle of 2014. The report emphasizes the consequences of the realignment of exchange rates for the value of trade flows and the price-competitiveness of the export supply of the region.

Estimaciones de las tendencias comerciales de América Latina 2014 - Actualización 1T 2015

This report presents estimates of Latin American international trade flows in 2015 and an update through the first quarter of 2016. Prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el ano 2015 y una actualizacion hasta el primer trimestre de 2016, elaboradas por el sector de Integracion y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboracion con el Instituto para la Integracion de America Latina y el Caribe (INTAL).