Observatory of Imports Customs Control (OCAI) Periodic Note January 2013 This note presents information available in the Observatory of Imports Customs Control (OCAI, by its spanish acronym) United States Trade Developments 2011-2012 Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments New report: ECLAC Predicts an Upturn in Economic Growth for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 While uncertainties remain at the international level, the recovery of Argentina and Brazil and buoyant internal demand will enable the region to grow by around 3.8% next year. U.S. health care reform and medical tourism opportunities According to a new ECLAC report presented today: Poverty Continues To Fall in Latin America, but Still Affects 167 Million People The rise in wages has been a determining factor in poverty reduction, according to the United Nations agency. Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments Gobernanza corporativa en el Brasil, Colombia y México: La determinación del riesgo en la emisión de instrumentos de deuda corporativa April 2012 Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2011 Overview and Recent Developments Institute of the Americas La Jolla, California 6 February 2012 Mujeres Transformadoras: De la Pobreza al Poder ECLAC Washington Office United States Trade Developments, 2010-2011 November 2011 Capital Flows to Latin America: Recent Developments October 17, 2011 Washington D.C. U.S. Chamber of Commerce AACCLA's 44th Annual Meeting "Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean" Conference The Director of the ECLAC Washington Office, Inés Bustillo, participated as a panelist in this conference. OBSERVATORIO DEL CONTROL ADUANERO DE LAS IMPORTACIONES (OCAI) Nota periódica March 2011 Esta nota actualiza la información disponible en el Observatorio del Control Aduanero de las Importaciones (OCAI) OBSERVATORY OF IMPORTS CUSTOMS CONTROLS (OCAI) Periodic Note March 2011 This note presents information available in the Observatory of Imports Customs Control (OCAI, by its Spanish acronym) December 2010 United States Trade Developments 2009-2010 ECLAC statistics: Tourism Revenues Represent over 30% of GDP in Some of the Region's Countries In Caribbean nations, the economic importance of tourism represents more than 16% of output. ECLAC launches three studies on the subject: Brazil, Argentina and Colombia Lead Biofuel Production in the Region United Nations agency studied the opportunities and risks of developing these products in Latin America and the Caribbean. March 2011 Capital Flows to Latin America: 2010 Overview and recent developments Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México 4 y 5 de abril, 2011 CEPAL-OEA Foro Negocios Verdes Robert Feinberg Antidumping and the global financial crisis: the impact on Latin America and the Caribbean Estimating the effects of United States food safety and agricultural health standards on agro-food exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Marelia Martínez Rivas Aspectos determinantes del estado de situación de la facilitación del transporte en América Latina: el caso de Colombia y el Perú (Comunidad Andina de Naciones) Santiago de Chile, Chile 27 y 28 de julio, 2010 Taller: "Herramientas para alcanzar una gestión empresarial ambientalmente responsable: del diagnóstico a la evaluación" y "Mesa de Diálogo sobre el rol de los diferentes actores involucrados en la implementación de la responsabilidad social empresarial" OBSERVATORIO DEL CONTROL ADUANERO DE LAS IMPORTACIONES (OCAI) Nota periódica Esta nota actualiza la información disponible en el Observatorio del Control Aduanero de las Importaciones (OCAI) (ver ECLAC, Studies and Perspectives, Washington Office, 5). Medical tourism: a survey Patricia Weiss Fagen, Ph.D. The migration of healthcare workers in the western hemisphere: issues and impacts Cambio y oportunidad: la responsabilidad social corporativa como fuente de competitividad en pequeñas y medianas empresas en América Latina y el Caribe. Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: methodology report The global financial crisis: what happened and what's next Observatorio del control aduanero a las importaciones de Estados Unidos: estándares técnicos 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1120 - Washington, D.C. 20006 - U.S.A. Telephone: (202) 955-5613 Fax: (202) 296-0826 Email: info.eclacwasheclac.org / Terms & Conditions / © United Nations, 2000