The Mercosur Economic Research Network (Merconet) was created in 1999 to generate knowledge to inform the Mercosur regional integration process.
Knowledge-based economy not only affects well developed countries but also the performance and possibilities of small economic actors positioned on less developed countries.
Worldwide, economic growth models currently rely on carbon-based energies and the intensive use of natural resources. This reliance is unsustainable.
The services sector is increasingly important to the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, but productivity remains relatively low.
The Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet) was created in 1998 following an initiative supported by IDRC to provide a technical backstopping mechanism and a "regional perspective" (as opposed to the national ones) for a regional i
Honduras has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean (just behind Haiti and Nicaragua).
Equitable access to and efficient management of water is critical for sustainable development, ecosystem protection, and social and political stability.
The Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF) is the only regional network for economic research covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Latin America urgently needs policies that promote economic growth, social inclusion and sound environmental governance.
Local practices pertaining to biodiversity conservation, crop improvement and natural resource management are under stress.