In September, Central American countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Mexico and the region, which has led to an increase in trade, as by the end of 2012, commercial exchanges reached a value of 9,211 million dollars, according to the Mexican ambassador in San Salvador, Raúl López Lira.
He stated that, when negotiations started in 2010 to unify all FTAs, Central American purchases and sales with Mexico were worth 6,554 million dollars.
Honduras reached 927 million dollars; Nicaragua 875.7 million and El Salvador 715.1 million. Another two countries in the region that remain outside of the FTA but maintain trade relations with Mexico are Panama, with 1,218.7 million dollars and Belize, with 135.9 million.
Source: prensa.com
