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Atlantic Basin Initiative

Atlantic Basin Initiative. Center for Transatlantic Relations.

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Atlantic Basin Initiative

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  1. Atlantic Basin Initiative Center for Transatlantic Relations

  2. Behind the Emerging Atlantic Basin…Trade / Investment ties remain strong between the U.S. and Europe but both parties need new avenues of growth. Latin America & Africa represent new, largely untapped markets for US/EU multinationals. The global premium on global resources has lead many multinationals to LA and Africa. Greater economic reform, political stability and improving finances have converged to make LA and Africa more Atlantic investment locations. The rising middle classes of LA and Africa represent a new source of global supply (workers) and demand (consumers).

  3. Greater Global Engagement: Why Africa?Significant / Accessible source of global commodities. Improving physical infrastructure, facilitating more cross-border trade and FDI. Rising middle classes, triggering more demand for Western goods / services. Annual economic growth rates well ahead of developed nations. New source of demand / supply for stagnant Europe, struggling U.S. Reduced conflicts in many states, along with more political, economic and institutional reforms.

  4. Services Exports Source: UN Service Trade Statistics Database Note: % of World Share excluding intraEU27 trade JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  5. Services Imports Source: UN Service Trade Statistics Database Note: % of World Share excluding intraEU27 trade JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  6. JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  7. JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  8. Money North America Portfolio Investment JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  9. Money EU27 Portfolio Investment JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  10. Money Africa Portfolio Investment JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  11. Money Latin America Portfolio Investment JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  12. Money Caribbean Portfolio Investment JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  13. JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

  14. Cocaine Flows in Atlantic Basin (tons) Source: UNODC World Drug Report(2010) JHU SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations

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