Free Trade By August?

May 2007 | Market Strategy

BMI View: After US President George W. Bush and leaders from the Democratic party came to an agreement to include enforceable labour and environmental provisions in pending free trade pacts, a successful Panama deal looks increasingly likely. Should Panama accept the recent changes, the US congress could be in a position to ratify the accord as early as August, although approval is by no means a certainty.

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