News
30 May 2018

LatAm and Caribbean single free trade agreement "would reap $11bn windfall"

Region:
Americas

Latin America and the Caribbean could add an additional $11 billion in annual trade flows by blending 33 separate agreements into a single regional free trade bloc, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).

Argentina, Mexico and Brazil would be the key players in any meaningful integration effort, the report - called Connecting the Dots: A Road Map for a Better Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, available here.

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