From Quantity to Quality: AID FOR TRADE in Latin America and the Caribbean Marcelo M. Giugale Director Poverty Reduction and Economic Management THE WORLD BANK Symposium on Aid for Trade – Kingston, Jamaica – June 16-17, 2008
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 1. New Brands
Stagnant Trade Penetration for Latin America and the Caribbean…
2. Smarter Technologies An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC:
Slow Productivity Growth (annual average productivity growth, )
…and Little Emphasis on R&D
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 3. More Jobs
Brain Drain in the Caribbean (Share of Educated Among Migrants, 2000) Mexico Central America Andean South America Cuba Dominican Rep. Haiti Jamaica Antigua-Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Dominica Grenada St. Kitts-Nevis St. Lucia St. VincentTrinidad & Tobago
While Remittances Remain Uneven…
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 4. Better Infrastructure
The Caribbean Lags behind Asia in Logistics
Export Costs Are Too Large
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 5. Quicker Institutions
Export Procedures Are Slow
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 6. Tailored Finance
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 7. Smoother Transformations
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 8. Less Informality
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 9. Greener Businesses
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 10. Cuba: Challenge and Opportunity
An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 1.New Brands 2.Smarter Technologies 3.More Jobs 4.Better Infrastructure 5.Quicker Institutions 6.Tailored Finance 7.Smoother Transformations 8.Less Informality 9.Greener Businesses 10.Cuba: Challenge and Opportunity
Thank You.