Argentina closer to becoming Brazil’s second trade partner

Monday, September 13th 2010 - 04:03 UTC

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Argentine trade with Brazil in 2010 is going to increase significantly and could replace United States as the second most important importer of Brazilian goods, said Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim. Read full article

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Fernando_A
“growing regional integration process” ...I love those words

“the Free Trade Area of the Americas sponsored by Washington, which was finally “boxed” in 2005, was only looking to consolidate Latin America as “the backyard of United States” ...see what I mean???

I'm always right, I must be Argentine
Sep 13th, 2010 - 04:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
The FTAA aim was to compensate for the huge trade deficit the US has - and already had at that time - with East Asia. Had it been ratified, LatAm national industries would likely have been destroyed by unrestricted competition with US industries. And after US aims had been reached - to compensate for trade deficit and to eliminate competition in LatAm - that country would like abandon the treaty.
Sep 13th, 2010 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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