By Alma Castro Hernández on December 1, 2011
central america, free trade, Free Trade Agreement, fta, mexico
Business - Economics
After three years and seven rounds of negotiations, Mexico has signed an FTA with Honduras and four other Central American countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Most assessments of the pact say it will help to raise the economy of each nation involved in the Central America Trade Specialization Act. El Salvador’s Ministry […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 18, 2009
free trade, honduras, trade, workers
Business - Economics
Dozens of Honduran farmers have blocked the customs office of El Salvador in the capital city for nearly a week to protest against El Salvador’s rejection of their products. Santiago Ruiz, president of the National Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, said the farmers used their trucks and machines to block the office. El […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 9, 2009
free trade, Free Trade Agreement, honduras, panama
Business - Economics, Politics in Honduras
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Panama and Honduras took effect on Friday, which will facilitate the circulation of 80 percent of the goods between both countries, the Panamanian Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Mici) said, Xinhua reported. According to Mici, the commercial agreement will allow the free circulation of goods, intensify the services sector […]
By Catracha Hondurena on July 25, 2008
free trade, fta, honduras, taiwan
Business - Economics
A free trade agreement between Taiwan and Honduras, one of the ROC’s 23 diplomatic allies, came into effect July 15. Ambassador to Honduras Lai Chien-chung and Honduran Foreign Minister Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado ratified the pact at the presidential office in Tegucigalpa, the capital of the Central American country. Benefiting immediately from the FTA were […]
By Catracha Hondurena on July 23, 2008
alba, free trade, honduras
Business - Economics, Politics in Honduras
President Manuel Zelaya assured Hondurans that his government is studying the advantages offered by The Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of our America (ALBA). He said in a press conference that Honduras needs new forms of commercial association with more dignity. Zelaya stressed that the country has been an observer member for four months of […]