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Bridging Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: Special Report on Integration and Trade

Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank

This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional, regional, and global trade architecture, and promoting convergence and accumulation among the...

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Unclogging the Arteries: The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin American and Caribbean Trade

Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita; Martincus, Christian Volpe; … - Inter-American Development Bank

The book explores the impact of transport costs on trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, and argues that transport costs have assumed an unprecedented strategic importance to the region. The region can no longer rely solely on trade agreements, proximity, labor costs and an abundant supply...

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Unclogging the Arteries: The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin American and Caribbean Trade

Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita; Blyde, Juan; Martincus, … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Bridging Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: Special Report on Integration and Trade

Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Coal Fired Power Plants Guidelines: An Approach to Reconciling the Financing of Coal Fired Power Plants with Climate Change Objectives

Boulet, Emmanuel; Flores, Ernesto Monter; Ordóñez, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

-term scenario which describes the need to increase Coal Plants at a faster pace than overall electricity demand; (ii) a technical …

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Inter-Fuel Competition in Electricity Generation

Bailey, Jed - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel … range of levelized cost of electricity for each technology. In addition, the study examined how the cost of electricity was … and levelized costs of electricity by repowering existing thermal power plants or switching high-carbon fuels to lower …

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Latin America's Energy Future

Tissot, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming decades. It highlights several important issues, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a...

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Pre-Feasibility Study of the Potential Market for Natural Gas as a Fuel for Power Generation in the Caribbean

Bailey, Jed; Janson, Nils; Espinasa, Ramón - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs and electricity prices. Introducing …. Section B analyses the implications of introducing natural gas on generation costs, electricity prices, and the viability of … natural gas would decrease both the cost and price of electricity - mainly due to the lower price of natural gas. Additionally …

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Regulation and Contractual Adaptation in Public Utilities: The Case of Argentina

Artana, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando; Urbiztondo, Santiago - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This paper (IFM-115) evaluates a set of contractual adjustments, renegotiations and disputes that have taken place in different public utility industries in Argentina since 1991, considering: 1) Whether the decisions analyzed are inside the initial contract or represent a modification of it; 2)...

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Competitiveness: The Business of Growth Title: Competitividad: el motor del crecimiento

Kapsoli, Javier; Galindo, Arturo; Márquez, Gustavo; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Competing in the world economy does not automatically boost a nation's productivity and restructure its economy. Such progress requires mobilizing capital, employment, technology and knowledge. Opportunities beyond the business realm must be fully exploited to the benfit of society as a whole....

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