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Trade and Logistics in Central America

dc.contributor.author Cunha, Barbara
dc.contributor.author Jaramillo, C. Felipe
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-29T20:04:57Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-29T20:04:57Z
dc.date.issued 2013-02
dc.description.abstract Central America's trade has increased significantly in the past decade, in great part as a result of strong efforts to reduce tariffs within the region, as well as improvements in market access due to the entry into force of important free trade agreements. However, the growth of Central America's trade has not been as impressive from a global perspective and there is growing evidence that the gains from trade agreements and liberalization policies have been limited by transport and logistics barriers. Studies sponsored by the World Bank reveal that high domestic transportation costs, along with bottlenecks at land border crossings, continue to present large hurdles to intra and extra regional trade. Key factors that impede commerce include the lack of good-quality paved secondary roads, expensive trucking services, and lengthy border crossing procedures. Coordinated efforts to address these bottlenecks could help improve significantly the growth impacts of international trade in the region. en
dc.description.abstract El comercio en Centroamérica se ha intensificado considerablemente en la última década, en gran parte como resultado de los esfuerzos por reducir los aranceles al interior de la región, pero también debido a las mejoras en el acceso a los mercados generadas por la entrada en vigor de importantes tratados de libre comercio. Sin embargo, el crecimiento del comercio en Centroamérica no ha sido tan contundente desde la perspectiva mundial y es evidente que los logros obtenidos mediante los acuerdos comerciales y las políticas de liberalización se han visto limitados por barreras en los costos de logística. Los análisis promovidos por el Banco Mundial demuestran que los elevados costos internos de transporte y los cuellos de botella en los pasos fronterizos terrestres continúan siendo un gran obstáculo al comercio intrarregional y extrarregional. Algunos de los principales factores que dificultan el comercio son la falta de vías secundarias pavimentadas de buena calidad, los costosos servicios del transporte terrestre y los prolongados procesos de cruce fronterizo. Con esfuerzos coordinados para resolver estos obstáculos, se podría mejorar considerablemente el crecimiento del comercio internacional en la región y su impacto en términos de inversión y generación de empleo. es
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17223110/trade-logistics-central-america
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23697
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject AD VALOREM
dc.subject ARTERIES
dc.subject BARRIERS TO TRADE
dc.subject BENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subject BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject BORDER CROSSING
dc.subject BORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subject BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject CARGO
dc.subject CARGO VOLUMES
dc.subject CONGESTION
dc.subject CONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subject CONTAINERIZATION
dc.subject CUSTOMS
dc.subject CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject ELASTICITY
dc.subject EUROPEAN UNION
dc.subject EXCISE TAXES
dc.subject EXPORT MARKET
dc.subject EXPORT PROCEDURES
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FOOD IMPORTS
dc.subject FREE TRADE
dc.subject FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject FREE TRADE ZONES
dc.subject FUEL
dc.subject FUEL COST
dc.subject FUEL COSTS
dc.subject GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject HANDLING
dc.subject IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject LOGISTICS CHAIN
dc.subject LOGISTICS COSTS
dc.subject MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject REFRIGERATED STORAGE
dc.subject REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROAD HAULAGE
dc.subject ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject ROAD QUALITY
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject ROUTE
dc.subject ROUTES
dc.subject RURAL ROADS
dc.subject SHIPMENTS
dc.subject SHIPPING
dc.subject SHIPPING COMPANIES
dc.subject SHIPS
dc.subject SPEEDS
dc.subject STORAGE FACILITIES
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject TARIFF LINES
dc.subject TARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subject TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject TRADE OPENNESS
dc.subject TRADE POLICY
dc.subject TRANSIT
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subject TRAVEL TIME
dc.subject TRIP
dc.subject TRIPS
dc.subject TRUCKS
dc.subject URBAN TRAFFIC
dc.subject WAITING TIME
dc.title Trade and Logistics in Central America en
dc.title Comercio y logística en Centroamérica es
dc.title.alternative Comercio y logistica en Centroamerica en
dc.title.alternative Comercio y logistica en Centroamerica es
dc.type Working Paper en
dc.type Document de travail fr
dc.type Documento de trabajo es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2013-02-06
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.topic Transport :: Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.topic International Economics and Trade :: Trade Policy
okr.topic Industry :: Common Carriers Industry
okr.topic Law and Development :: Trade Law
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