Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : Trade Integration and Economic Performance /

This paper studies the potential for the export sector to play a more important role in promoting growth in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) through deeper intra-regional and global trade integration. CAPDR countries have enacted many free trade agreements and other region...

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Autor principal: Medina Cas, Stephanie
Otros Autores: Barrot, Luis, Swiston, Andrew
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/234
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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