Regional: Central_America: Society_and_Culture: Issues: Central_American_Free_Trade_Agreement_-

Regional: Central_America: Society_and_Culture: Issues: Central_American_Free_Trade_Agreement_-_CAFTA

See also:

Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement
- OAS provides text of August 2004 agreement, including side letters and understandings, in English and Spanish.

Business Coalition for U.S. - Central America Trade
News and policy analysis on the proposed treaty and its impacts.

CAFTA: Part of the FTAA Puzzle
US-based Public Citizen provides analysis, links to news articles, and action alerts opposing ratification of the agreement.

CAFTA-DR Gateway
US International Trade Administration describes benefits to US businesses in the region, including a sector by sector analysis of changes under the treaty.

Central American Free Trade Agreement
Wikipedia article on the proposed free trade agreement and its points of negotiation.

Stop CAFTA
US-based groups organizing against the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Includes activism resources and suggestions for local mobilization.

Stop CAFTA Campaign
US-based group provides news articles, notices of US legislative actions, and outreach materials.

Studies Conducted by the World Bank
Collection of documents examining various aspects of the treaties and the their implementation. Also links to studies by other groups.

United States Chamber of Commerce
Gives background on tariffs in the region, with analysis and anecdotes of trade success to date.

USTR - Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
News and information about the US - CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement, including documents, press releases, Briefing Book, speeches and op-eds.

US-CA-DR Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects
A lengthy US International Trade Commission report which considers the impact of the treaties on the US economy. Includes comments by business, government, and non-government organizations. [PDF] (August, 2004)

The Trouble With CAFTA
Critical article from the Nation by Mark Engler. (January 16, 2004)

CAFTA
Summit Communications analysis of the treaty's impact on El Salvador and Honduras. (December 18, 2003)

CAFTA: A Treaty Tied by Chains
Commentary by Costa Rican José Merino del Rio. (February 20, 2003)

Another Bad Trade Pact: From NAFTA to CAFTA
Opinion piece by Krystal Kyer published in Counterpunch. (September 12, 2002)

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