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Apr 09The repercussions of the Central American political agenda to our regional economies, or “The Lefties rain on the parade… again…”.
Nicaragua blows chances for direct trade agreement with the EU once more. It appears the macro-economic dream of a joint Central American effort towards regional integration and the benefits of its persuasion before larger and stronger trade partners will never be realized; this while the aged and belligerent postures of such figures as Ortega continue to meddle with the progressive views of much more developed economies of countries such as El Salvador and Costa Rica.
And even when the shift towards a more populist approach to government has recently also regained the affections of the peoples of our region –with the natural implications on the international affairs charter of the Americas- the growing small and middle sized entrepreneurs long for a broader horizon of market opportunities.
The EU has agreed to renegotiate the clauses of the agreements where local produce of milk, beef and other such sensitive items had been constant object of discord and thus soften their regularly rigid postures before what could become a fierce quality competitor. The opportunity therein appears too attractive for even the most hardened of Left-wingers to continue in their incessant demand for fairer equal trade conditions, or so it would appear to me in all agreeable common sense.
This is not the first occasion when in fact Nicaragua has burdened the table of international negotiations, the precept it appears, would not be that of solely objecting the circumstances that would clearly leave then in disadvantageous stand before competition but THAT of upsetting the scene for the only goal of gaining spotlight for their political inclinations.
During the fore-coming 23rd and 24th of April, Costa Rica is to rejoin the negotiation with the European Commission to try and approach a much desired covenant.