Bøger af Industry and Enterprise Development United Nations: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean: Committee on Trade

This edition of International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean covers 2021 reviews the recent performance of global andregional trade following the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic triggered a significant loss of export capacity in the region, affecting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in particular. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the strategic nature of this industry, not only because of its direct link to public health, but also because it is an innovative sector with significant technological externalities.

Presents the main trends of international trade of the region's economies during the last year, with the most recent figures available on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the different countries of the region.

The global trade performance in 2019 was the worst since the international financial crisis. This edition of International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses that performance, as well as the mounting trade tensions and their repercussions for the region's own trade.

Analyses the impact of divergent global growth and trade tensions on trade in the region; examines the share of Latin America and the Caribbean in global trade in minerals and metals; and examines whether cross-border e-commerce has the potential to galvanize and diversify exports from the region.

Describes the current international context and the recovery of trade in the region; reviews the region's performance in global trade in services in general and in modern services in particular, since 2005; and provides an overview of Latin America and the Caribbean's share of the world agricultural trade since 2000.