Subtitle
The Undervalued Driver of Regional Integration in Latin America
Publication Name
GIGA Focus Global
Volume, number, page
n.5 , pp.1-10.
Year of Publication
2017
Organization Name
German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Acronym
GIGA
Publisher
GIGA
City
Hamburg
Country of Publication
Germany
Full Date
September 2017
ISBN or ISSN
1862-3575
Considered Countries
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
China
Argentina
Costa Rica
Panama
Dominican Republic
Category
Academic articles
Theme
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Subregion - European Union
Country - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Agreements
Summits
BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES UE-LAC
Government
Business
Keyword(s)
Foreign trade policy
Foreign trade organizations
Free Trade Agreements
International trade agreements
Trade agreement regional
Pacific Alliance
Mercosur
Trade Blocs
International Commercial Relations
Interregional Cooperation
Biregional Co-operation
Regionalism
Latin America
Caribbean
WTO
Regional international economic cooperation
Regional Integration
NAFTA
Andean Community
ALBA
Unasur
IMF
International Organizations
Regional Organizations
CAFTA
IIRSA
Central American Integration System
CELAC
FTA
Financial Institutions
Economic integration policy
International trade and integration
Investment institutions
International development banks
Development Banks
Globalization
International financial organizations
South-South economic relations
International economic agreements
International economic cooperation agreements
International economic cooperation
International economic policy
International economic integration
Groups of countries linked by trade policies
Abstract
Many regional organisations in Latin America are currently in crisis. Trade agreements, however, have made progress in the region. Today, 80 per cent of intra-regional trade is already under preferences. In March 2017 several international financial organisations – the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – each independently proposed the creation of a Latin American and Caribbean free trade area
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