Financial Services and Trade Agreements in Latin America and The Caribbean [electronic resource] : An Overview / Stephanou, Constantinos
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007Description: 1 online resource (50 p.)Subject(s): Banks and Banking Reform | Barriers | Debt Markets | E-Finance and E-Security | Emerging Markets | Exchange | Finance and Financial Sector Development | Financial Institutions | Financial Integration | Financial Literacy | Financial Market | Financial Services | Financial System | Financial Systems | Foreign Bank | Free Trade | Free Trade Agreements | Globalization | Information Technology | International Competition | International Economics & Trade | International Trade | Investment | Law and Development | Liberalization | Market Share | Private Sector Development | Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures | Trade | Trade and Regional Integration | Trade and Services | Trade Law | World TradeAdditional physical formats: Stephanou, Constantinos.: Financial Services and Trade Agreements in Latin America and The Caribbean.Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: The authors review the international framework governing trade in financial services, describe the treatment of financial services in recent trade agreements involving Latin America and Caribbean countries, and analyze the liberalization commitments made in three selected country case studies-Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica. They give emphasis to free trade agreements because of the generally deeper level of liberalization and rule-making achieved to-date. The authors discuss some of the causes and potential implications of their findings.The authors review the international framework governing trade in financial services, describe the treatment of financial services in recent trade agreements involving Latin America and Caribbean countries, and analyze the liberalization commitments made in three selected country case studies-Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica. They give emphasis to free trade agreements because of the generally deeper level of liberalization and rule-making achieved to-date. The authors discuss some of the causes and potential implications of their findings.
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