Trade and Integration Monitor 2026: Capitalizing on Resilience: Regulatory Architecture as an Asset for Attracting Foreign Investment
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
October 2026
Subject
Integration and Trade;
Capital Formation;
Regional Export;
Commodity Export;
Export;
Trade in Services;
Intra-Regional Trade
JEL code
F10 - Trade: General;
F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade;
F15 - Economic Integration;
F21 - International Investment • Long-Term Capital Movements;
F53 - International Agreements and Observance • International Organizations
Category
Monographs
The Trade and Integration Monitor 2026 analyzes recent trends in the trade flows of Latin America and the Caribbean in an international environment marked by new geopolitical shocks and high uncertainty about trade policies. In this context, the regions exports showed remarkable resilience and grew faster than the global average. The report examines how to capitalize on that resilience to attract foreign direct investment, and the role played by international commitments to investors and domestic regulatory architecture.
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