Business Co-operation

Brazil is the biggest economy in Latin America, representing one third of the EU´s total trade with the region. Our infographics, done in close cooperation with GlobalStats, provides a quick and useful overview of its main economic and trade data.

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. - See more at: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/8642#sthash.zwColfIU.dpuf

Business guide focusing on the key features of the services and investment commitments within
EC-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement – part 1 deals with services and investment
commitments made by the European Community (EC) granting market access for Caribbean
businesses; describes commitments on a sector-by-sector basis, identifying new investment and
export opportunities, and the applicable limitations; part 2 outlines trade in services and investment
opportunities available, and limitations applicable, to European businesses for each sector in
individual Caribbean countries.