Slow-moving FTAs create concerns

September 24, 2007

24 September 2007

Slow-moving FTAs create concerns

This article is excerpted from the 21 September 2007 edition of “American Shipper”.

The Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America said in a new report that stalled free trade agreements between the United States and Latin America pose the biggest threat to economic growth in the region….

The survey, which used 500 respondents from 22 countries, showed that nearly one-third (31 percent) of respondents believe that political stalling of trade liberalization, plus the spread of populism and anti-Americanism pose the biggest threat to economic growth over the next four years.

Respondents also said the two biggest obstacles to profitability are inadequate infrastructure (19 percent) and high taxes (17 percent).


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World Economy & Politics
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