Representatives from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Uruguay, the USA, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina and Panama, will be taking part in the event organized by the Association of Users of the Colon Free Zone (AU).

"The guest of honor at this forum, which is themed "Logistics: the fundamental pillar for free zones" will be the president of the Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Julie Brown, who will speak on the potential synergies between Free Zones in Atlanta (USA) and Panama ... " reported Americaeconomia.com.

The activity will also be attended by Don Ratliff, founding director of Georgia Tech Panama, who will speak about "increased opportunities for zones, through improving transfers". In addition, Martha Cordero, representative from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will discuss "the importance of regional logistics platforms in the activity of free zones".

Source: elcomercio.com

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