Calls for True Free Trade in Central America

"The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Nicaragua (CACONIC), Mario Gonzalez, said that employers are looking for strategies to strongly influence their respective governments with the aim of stopping them from blocking regional trade, including the closure of the borders, for political reasons or non-tariff related barriers," reported La Prensa in its online edition.

For example, Guatemala and El Salvador have closed their borders to Nicaraguan meat .Panama has also taken similar steps.

"It's important that we are seen as a single trading block in the world market, because a single country is not attractive, so it is important to overcome these obstacles," said Gonzalez.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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