Topic: Free Trade
Costa Rica elects Chinchilla first woman president
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Laura Chinchilla, a protege of Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias, won a landslide election victory in Costa Rica on Sunday to become the country's first woman elected president. Chinchilla, formerly Arias' vice president, has vowed to continue his pro-business policies in the Central ...
Costa Rica poised to elect first woman president
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - A protege of outgoing President Oscar Arias could be elected Costa Rica's first woman head of state on Sunday, though a conservative rival has upped his challenge ahead of the election. Opinion polls show ruling party centrist Laura Chinchilla, who has promised to expand ...
Obama export plan includes trade deals: Geithner
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to double U.S. exports over five years includes passing free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea that have been delayed for years, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday. "I think it requires we work together to pass ...
US: Autos still hinder US-SKorea trade deal
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US trade official says auto worries still block US-SKorea free trade dealA senior U.S. trade envoy said Thursday that worries in the United States over trade barriers to American autos continue to block approval of a free trade agreement with South Korea. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis ...
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