The Northern Triangle-Mexican Free Trade Agreement

In this article, the author sets out the reasons, features and implications of negotiation of the agreement between Mexico and the triumvirate of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, who form the Central American area known as the Northern Triangle. He explains that the Northern Triangle-Mexican Free Trade Agreement (TLCTNM in Spanish) provides the bases for intensifying exchange of goods and services, reinforces historical and cultural ties, expands trade volumes and supports job creation, as well as the economic and social development process, not just in the countries involved, but in the region generally. He adds that the main objectives of the Agreement include doing away with trade barriers and creating a stable setting for investment. He considers the TLCTNM one more link in construction of the Free Trade Area of The Americas.