The New Trade Environment and Trade Performance in the Caribbean

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2014-09-09T21:02:17Z
dc.date2014-09-09T21:02:17Z
dc.date2014-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:51:44Z
dc.descriptionCaribbean countries face a rapidly changing trade environment, which presents both opportunities and challenges for economies highly dependent on external markets. The features of the new trade environment include: i) redefinition of relations with their main trading partners, including the United States, where Caribbean exports continue to enjoy preferential access under the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and the European Union, through the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement; ii) the increasing economic influence of the new growth poles1 (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and Korea) ; iii) and the redesign of the CARICOM regional trade agreement in order to implement the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME) as well as a number of preferential trade agreements within the region. These changes are likely to change the trading structure of the Caribbean countries and, through this restructuring, to have implications for the welfare of these economies. Understanding these implications is critical in terms of designing appropriate policy response to the trade changes but also in terms of eventually re-shaping trade agreements and policies.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19799980/new-trade-environment-trade-performance-caribbean
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20014
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/20014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412103
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subjectAVERAGE TRADE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS PERFORMANCES
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS INDEX
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY INDEX
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEEPER TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKET
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT DYNAMISM
dc.subjectEXPORT EARNINGS
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE POLICY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODELS
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY IMPEDIMENTS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectSINGLE MARKET
dc.subjectSMALL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE BLOCS
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICIT
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICITS
dc.subjectTRADE DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE MORE
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectTRADE SURPLUS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.titleThe New Trade Environment and Trade Performance in the Caribbean

Archivos

Colecciones