Hispanic American Economy and Foreign Trade

1. Introduction to the Hispanic American Economy
2. Economic Profile of Latin America
3. Key challenges: innovation and technological change
4. International Trade of Iberian America
5. Economic relations between China and Latin America
6. Growing influence of China and other emerging economies
7. Regional Integration in Hispanic America and the Caribbean
8. Analysis of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean published by ECLAC

The objectives of the subject “Hispanic American Economy” are:

1. To analyze the evolution of the Hispanic American Economy
2. To assess the global crisis effects in the region
3. To analyze intra-Latin American trade
4. To research the trade relations between China and Hispanic America Countries
5. To evaluate the degree of the Latin American economic integration

The Subject “Economy and Integration of Latin America” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate in World Trade.

Languages: or America Latina America Amérique.

1. Subject Credits “Hispanic American Economy”: 2

1. Financial markets volatility
2. Investment reduction
3. Unemployment rate: 6%
4. The economic slowdown cut into labour demand, unemployment rate is esteemed to rise to 8.3% for the region overall, while the new jobs that have been created are of poorer quality
5. The effects of the crisis were channeled through the real sector of the economies, damaging what had been the main engines of regional growth
6. Exports plunged, while the contraction of the economic activity worldwide, together with the drop in International Trade flows, lowered commodity prices, which hurt the terms of International Trade in Hispanic America (Iberian America)
7. At the same time, revenue from remittances and tourism fell, with Mexico and Central American countries and the Caribbean suffering the most, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plummeted by 37%
8. Economic Growth is esteemed to be slower in some of the most open economies that have a less diversified portfolio of trade partners and a heavier reliance on manufacturing
9. The same can be said for the Caribbean Economies, some of which are facing complex financial and exchange-rate situations
10. Drop in foreign investment was Generalized in all the subregions in Hispanic America and the Caribbean
11. Brazil continued to be the main Foreign Direct Investment recipient, followed by Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina
12. Among medium-sized and large economies in Hispanic America, Chile is the economy with the highest proportion of Foreign Direct Investment concerning its GDP (8%)
13. As in the past, the services sector received the largest amount of Foreign Direct Investment, while the primary sector (agriculture, mining, and hydrocarbons) experienced a relative drop
14. The United States continued to be the largest investor in the region, followed by Spain and Canada

Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.