1. From Quantity to Quality: AID FOR TRADE in Latin America and the Caribbean Marcelo M. Giugale Director Poverty Reduction and Economic Management THE WORLD BANK Symposium on Aid for Trade – Kingston, Jamaica – June 16-17, 2008

2. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 1. New Brands

3. Stagnant Trade Penetration for Latin America and the Caribbean…

4. 2. Smarter Technologies An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC:

5. Slow Productivity Growth (annual average productivity growth, 2001-2006)

6. …and Little Emphasis on R&D

7. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 3. More Jobs

8. Brain Drain in the Caribbean (Share of Educated Among Migrants, 2000) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Mexico Central America Andean South America Cuba Dominican Rep. Haiti Jamaica Antigua-Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Dominica Grenada St. Kitts-Nevis St. Lucia St. VincentTrinidad & Tobago

9. While Remittances Remain Uneven…

10. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 4. Better Infrastructure

11. The Caribbean Lags behind Asia in Logistics

12. Export Costs Are Too Large

13. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 5. Quicker Institutions

14. Export Procedures Are Slow

15. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 6. Tailored Finance

16. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 7. Smoother Transformations

17. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 8. Less Informality

18. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 9. Greener Businesses

19. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 10. Cuba: Challenge and Opportunity

20. An Agenda for Trade Quality in LAC: 1.New Brands 2.Smarter Technologies 3.More Jobs 4.Better Infrastructure 5.Quicker Institutions 6.Tailored Finance 7.Smoother Transformations 8.Less Informality 9.Greener Businesses 10.Cuba: Challenge and Opportunity

21. Thank You.