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Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS

Series: Trade and Investment Guides

( Print: October 2000 )

Today, there are over 20 countries classified as transition economies. It is undeniable that a basic and essential challenge for all transition economies is still the attraction of investment and, in...

Standards and Regulations in International Trade

Series: Trade and Investment Guides

( Print: August 2000 )

This publication summarizes the proceedings of the Round Table on Standards, Norms and Regulations and their Impact on International Trade, focused primarily on central and eastern European countries...

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 1999

Series: Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean

( Print: April 2000 )

In 1999, Latin America was once again influenced by the adverse international economic environment, which had a decisive impact on the countries' economic policies and performance. As a consequence of...

Polish Experience of Transition, The

Accomplishments and Problems

Series: Trade and Investment Guides

( Print: February 2001 )

This publication discusses the different aspects of transition Poland has experienced during the last decade. The guide looks at encouraging private entrepreneurship; problems of stock exchanges in a...

Trade Finance in Transition Economies

Practical Ways to Support Exports and Imports

Series: Trade and Investment Guides

( Print: August 1999 )

The development of foreign trade in the transition economies depends largely on the availability of competitive exports and convertible currency funds for imports. This publication addresses practical...

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2001

Series: Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean

( Print: March 2002 )

The severe slowdown in the world economy in 2001 cut short the recovery that had begun in 2000 and dashed hopes that Latin America and the Caribbean were about to embark upon a new growth cycle...

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 1998

Series: Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean

( Print: April 1999 )

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have faced an extraordinary degree of volatility in both the financial and trade sectors in 1998. The Asian financial crisis restricted the region's...

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2002

Series: Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean

( Print: July 2003 )

This publication provides a brief overview on the economic performance of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2002. Information is provided on all the countries in that region and it...

Services in Transition Economies

Series: Trade and Investment Guides

( Print: July 2002 )

The rapid development of the services sector in domestic and international trade has been a major feature of the world’s economic development over the last thirty or more years. At the same time...