This report analyses the poultry production and chicken meat markets in Brazil, and the importance of trade liberalization in these markets for poverty alleviation. The main objective is to address whether and to which extent trade liberalization in the sector could help to improve the poverty...

The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these and other countries and world regions.

This paper discusses the relationship between various global trends and national tax system.

Given the unclear results in Latin America's past experience with free trade areas and customs unions, one wonders whether the present degree of enthusiasm about the prospects of a much more grandiose effort in the same direction (the Free Trade Area of the Americas [FTAA]) is really justified....

This work presents a case study of Rio de Janeiro's improvement of its urban trash and garbage services by bringing in private operators to collect the "extraordinary wastes" produced by the city¿s large generators, without relinquishing its authority to supervise and regulate critical aspects...

This document touches on issues ranging from the EU rationale for FTA, the EU preference for region to region deals, the state of play for the region to region FTA negotiations, the new generation of FTAs, and the FTAs main objectives and provisions.

Historically, services were considered non-tradable and offshoring was confined to the manufacturing sector. However, the evolution and diffusion of information and communication technologies has increased the availability of offshore services in the global economy in recent years. Face-to face...

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002.

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002.

Globalization trends require that the LAC region create sound financial systems, competitive markets, an efficient public sector, and an effective infrastructure and regulatory framework. Therefore, MIF must sufficiently focus its operations to maximize development impact.