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bfish Oct 8th, 2007 08:45 AM
A YES VOTE CAFTA FOR COSTA RICA
 
The TLC ( Cafta) vote passed for Costa Rica.

shillmac Oct 8th, 2007 10:00 AM
Well, that will make a few folks happy! And a few folks mad. . . .!! :)

jmvp Oct 8th, 2007 10:12 AM
Hopefully the majority will be happy once the Free Trade increases job.

jmvp

Percy Oct 8th, 2007 02:39 PM
What is CAFTA ,a new brand of coffee in Costa Rica!!?

Isn't this suppose to increase free trade and creat more jobs ?!

You never can please everyone :)

Percy

Jeff_Costa_Rica Oct 8th, 2007 07:18 PM
But ...

In order for CAFTA to take effect, the Costa Rican congress needs to pass a slate of laws that would fulfill the terms of the trade agreement, most prominently, opening up telecommunications and insurance. The opposition party has announced that it will do everything it can to block those laws from being passed. It all has to take place by Feb. 29, 2008. I'd like to think this matter has been settled, but I'm not sure it has yet.

Suzie2 Oct 9th, 2007 01:10 PM
I haven't counted the chickens yet. I just hope CR doesn't have the same problem Mexico did with us going down and creating lots of jobs and then leaving for cheaper pastures.


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