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
Search Results for: single windows
In Times of Uncertainty, More Regional Integration
[gdlr_notification icon="icon-flag" type="color-background" background="#FF8C00" color="#ffffff"]If you would like to know more about this topic, subscribe to our mailing list here and we will send you our upcoming book Making Sense of Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean.[/gdlr_notification] We face a new and challenging trade and investment … [Read more...] about In Times of Uncertainty, More Regional Integration
How long does it take to cross borders? From surveys and one-dimensional measures to big data
To learn more about this issue, see chapter 1 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-782, Endogenous Border Times. In recent years, various indicators have been developed to measure time at the border. In general, these measures are based on surveys of international freight … [Read more...] about How long does it take to cross borders? From surveys and one-dimensional measures to big data
Connecting the Trade Dots in Latin America and the Caribbean
As trade policymakers gather in Geneva for the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017, it is an opportune moment to consider the inter-related aspects of the Global Review’s theme: “Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness, and Connectivity for Sustainable Development”. Trade can be an engine for economic growth and development as it provides economic actors with improved opportunities to … [Read more...] about Connecting the Trade Dots in Latin America and the Caribbean
Laudato Si’: In Praise of Ecology
At IDB/INTAL we have analyzed the different chapters of the papal encyclical Laudato Si’ in the light of the challenges that regional integration is currently facing. To do so, we asked more than 30 experts from different fields to put forward concrete ideas inspired by Pope Francis’s philosophical guidelines. The outcome is a publication that is in many ways unique: it … [Read more...] about Laudato Si’: In Praise of Ecology