It is imperative for anyone doing business in Latin America today to know how the various sub-regional economic integration projects operate. Traditionally, the task of keeping abreast of developments affecting the different Latin American trade agreements has been complicated by limited and scattered sources available only in Spanish or Portuguese.
For the first time, all the most important Latin American economic integration programs are explored in the same volume in English: the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI); MERCOSUR; the Andean Community; the G-3 Accord between Columbia, Venezuela and Mexico; and the Central American Integration System (SICA).
Latin American Trade Agreements provides all the details exporters and investors need to benefit from the different Latin American economic integration projects, including the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI); the Andean Community; the G-3 Accord between Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela; MERCOSUR; and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It provides concrete examples of companies using the economic integration projects as part of their strategic business planning for Latin America. It discusses the many opportunities available in transportation infrastructure development and intra-Latin American logistics. The Appendices include what are often the only English translations of the major Latin American trade agreements and their most important rules and regulations.
Latin American Trade Agreements focuses not only on the rules for trade in goods and services, but also examines how the sub-regional projects and each member state treat subjects as diverse as environmental protection, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment, as well as labor and tax laws. This loose-leaf is an asset to lawyers, trade specialists, and international business planners. It provides crucial information and analysis for anyone doing business in Latin America today.
