Trade in the Atlantic Basin, 2000-2012: a panoramic view

This article offers a descriptive analysis of the goods trade in the Atlantic, and provides the following data: the largest trade volume can be found in the North Atlantic and the Americas, albeit with slower growth; Africa and South America trade mainly with the North, but with a tendency towards d...

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Main Author: Lorena Ruano
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2013
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:148378c03e454f6aa8aa0d6875573995 2023-05-15T17:32:46+02:00 Trade in the Atlantic Basin, 2000-2012: a panoramic view Lorena Ruano 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/148378c03e454f6aa8aa0d6875573995 ES spa Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) http://www.cidob.org/es/publicaciones/articulos/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/102_103/el_comercio_en_la_cuenca_del_atlantico_2000_2012_una_vision_panoramica https://doaj.org/toc/1133-6595 https://doaj.org/toc/2013-035X 1133-6595 2013-035X https://doaj.org/article/148378c03e454f6aa8aa0d6875573995 Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, Iss 102-103, Pp 101-123 (2013) Atlantic goods trade intraregional trade Atlantic Basin exports Political science J article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T05:59:59Z This article offers a descriptive analysis of the goods trade in the Atlantic, and provides the following data: the largest trade volume can be found in the North Atlantic and the Americas, albeit with slower growth; Africa and South America trade mainly with the North, but with a tendency towards diversification; Europe depends less on Atlantic trade than other regions, South America being the most dependent of these; Africa mainly trades with extra-regional partners; the Atlantic’s role in world trade is diminishing owing to the rise of Asia (China); exports can be divided into those from the North (products with greater added value) and the South (raw materials); imports are dominated by automobiles and oil; the main challenge is the economic crisis in Europe; with the Doha round havingstalled, the Atlantic free trade agreements under negotiation (Canada-EU; TTIP) are gaining importance, with the aim of boosting the flow of goods, which represents one of the largest in the world. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada
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Trade in the Atlantic Basin, 2000-2012: a panoramic view
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description This article offers a descriptive analysis of the goods trade in the Atlantic, and provides the following data: the largest trade volume can be found in the North Atlantic and the Americas, albeit with slower growth; Africa and South America trade mainly with the North, but with a tendency towards diversification; Europe depends less on Atlantic trade than other regions, South America being the most dependent of these; Africa mainly trades with extra-regional partners; the Atlantic’s role in world trade is diminishing owing to the rise of Asia (China); exports can be divided into those from the North (products with greater added value) and the South (raw materials); imports are dominated by automobiles and oil; the main challenge is the economic crisis in Europe; with the Doha round havingstalled, the Atlantic free trade agreements under negotiation (Canada-EU; TTIP) are gaining importance, with the aim of boosting the flow of goods, which represents one of the largest in the world.
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title_short Trade in the Atlantic Basin, 2000-2012: a panoramic view
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