To learn more about this issue, see chapter 4 of Out Of the Border Labyrinth, a report published by the IDB’s Integration and Trade Sector, and IDB Working Paper series no. IDB-WP-701, “Posts as Trade Facilitators.” Pítipo is a district with a largely rural population of 20,000 in Lambayeque department, in the north of Peru. In 2011, a group of women from the area managed to … [Read more...] about From Lambayeque to France: Making the Export Leap Through Exporta Fácil
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The Authorized Economic Operator Program: Firm Steps toward Exporting to More and More Markets
To learn more about this issue, see chapter 3 of Out Of the Border Labyrinth, a report published by the IDB’s Integration and Trade Sector, and IDB Working Paper series no. IDB-WP-703, “Trust No One?: Security and International Trade.” Security and trade facilitation in an increasingly uncertain international context, including global value chains Around the start of the … [Read more...] about The Authorized Economic Operator Program: Firm Steps toward Exporting to More and More Markets
The Border Traffic Light: How Customs Processing Affects Trade
To learn more about this issue, see chapter 2 of Out Of the Border Labyrinth, a report published by the IDB’s Integration and Trade Sector, and IDB Working Paper series no. IDB-WP-705, “Customs”. … [Read more...] about The Border Traffic Light: How Customs Processing Affects Trade
From Employee to Entrepreneur: How a Colombian Business Owner Beat Prejudice to Become a Creative in the World of Animation and Augmented Reality
Luis Martínez is originally from Bogota, but life’s twists and turns meant that he ended up working as an administrative employee at a bank in Canada for 13 years. Back then, he might not have imagined that he would become an entrepreneur, but he was definitely already a technology enthusiast. While he was working at the bank, he learned to program and got interested in new … [Read more...] about From Employee to Entrepreneur: How a Colombian Business Owner Beat Prejudice to Become a Creative in the World of Animation and Augmented Reality
Do exports mitigate market failures in Brazil?
Market failures faced by private firms in developing countries such as Brazil may be alleviated when they enter international markets. Extra revenue from exports may provide more funds for investment, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). So far, evidence of this has been limited, but recent research suggests that exports may enhance development for private … [Read more...] about Do exports mitigate market failures in Brazil?