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The Latin American regulatory environment for digital trade

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  • Ferencz, Janos
  • Loria Obando, Sofía
  • Mulder, Nanno

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The volume of trade in digitally enabled services in Latin America and the Caribbean is determined, in part, by the complexity and heterogeneity of the regulatory environment in home and destination markets, according to firm-level surveys conducted in the region. This report analyses the regulation of digitally enabled and computer services in 13 Latin American countries using the Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (DSTRI) and the Services Trade Restrictiveness Index for computer services (CSSTRI) developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The results for the period 2014–2019 show significant differences across these 13 countries, with some having relatively low import barriers to digitally enabled and computer services, while others have comparatively high barriers. A more harmonized and adequate legal framework can increase confidence, security and certainty —and, therefore, trade— in these types of services.

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  • Ferencz, Janos & Loria Obando, Sofía & Mulder, Nanno, 2022. "The Latin American regulatory environment for digital trade," Documentos de Proyectos 48558, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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