Strategies to deal with the effects of global issues affecting trade in the Caribbean were advanced at a recent meeting of international and regional stakeholders which sought to outline trade policy challenges impacting OECS and CARICOM countries and discuss the way forward. It will be updated periodically. For more on Caribbean issues, see CRS Report RL34157, Caribbean-U.S. Relations: Issues in the 110 th Congress, by [author name scrubbed], and CRS Report RL33951, U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements, by [author name scrubbed]. Puerto Rico’s trade figures indicate that Puerto Rico’s largest trading partner in the Caribbean is Venezuela ($1.8 billion) and one of the main factors is the gigantic Hovensa refinery in St Trade is so vital to the survival of Caribbean economies that multiple trade blocs have been formed in the region, all of which aim to remove trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas, among Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA): The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) is a multilateral free-trade area composed of Caribbean nations and dependencies that existed during 1965 International trade is characterised by the following special problems or difficulties. 1. Distance: Due to long distance between different countries, it is difficult to establish quick and close trade contacts between traders. Buyers and sellers rarely meet one another and personal contact is rarely possible.
Caribbean countries of the Commonwealth met in Georgetown, Guyana this week to deliberate on how to respond to major shifts in the global trade landscape. On 30-31 October, trade officials and experts from took part in a regional consultation on multilateral, regional and emerging trade issues, organised by the Commonwealth and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. Since most Caribbean countries trade with countries outside the region, the gains from forming a common market are likely to be small until intraregional trade expands. Furthermore, complex issues regarding convergence to common targets (e.g., on the size of fiscal deficits and the debt-to-GDP ratio) are likely to arise, given the differences Caribbean countries face similar economic problems, namely the difficulty of getting imports priced to a level they can afford as well as the difficulty competing with their exports needing to be Strategies to deal with the effects of global issues affecting trade in the Caribbean were advanced at a recent meeting of international and regional stakeholders which sought to outline trade policy challenges impacting OECS and CARICOM countries and discuss the way forward.
24 May 2019 China's diplomatic and trade reach in pursuit of its Belt & Road Initiative of interest when reaching out to trade between the Caribbean and West Indies and industry, although it has faced criticism over transparency issues. The 21st century has brought new opportunities and challenges for the health of Community (CARICOM) replaced Caribbean Free Trade Association in 1973 23 Jun 2017 These two-month courses are aimed at government officials working on trade- related issues who have successfully completed a PLS-Level 1 26 Nov 2017 For decades, the Caribbean has been fixated on the need to export to, and This is because trade to a significant extent depends on the private and complementarities, overcoming bureaucratic and logistical problems, and 6 Jan 2011 standardizing benefits are among a number of broad issues being The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and NAFTA Parity. 27 Mar 2016 Caribbean nations that export hydrocarbons and minerals, for example, can expect to see their trade numbers deteriorate. Overall, Caribbean
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