DR-CAFTA’s Influence on Professional Services

In terms of professional services, the main benefit of the treaty is that it implements a uniform set of laws across the entire region.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Five years after its passage, many experts believe the agreement is only just beginning to show its real impact. To begin with, we must remember that trade between the US and the CAFTA countries is valued at over $45 billion annually.

An article by Tarun George in NearshoreAmericas analyzes whether the FTA has created a more productive relationship between the U.S. and Central America’s service outsourcing industry.

In terms of professional services, the main benefit of the treaty is that it implements a uniform set of laws across the entire region. “CAFTA lays out clear market obligations that countries have to uphold, which provide a lot of security to an investor”, says Esteban Aguero, Director of the Dept. of Control of Free Trade Agreements in Costa Rica.

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